1941 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–4–2 (2–2–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Mississippi State $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
No. 18 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Georgia 3 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 17 Ole Miss 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
LSU 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Tulane 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Auburn 0 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers compiled a 4–4–2 record (2–2–2 against SEC opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 93.[1]

Senior center Bernie Lipkis was selected as the team's most valuable player. Triple-threat tailback Leo Bird placed second, and fullback Walt Gorinski placed third.[2] Gorinski later played professional football for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

LSU was ranked at No. 22 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

The team played its home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Louisiana Tech*
W 25–010,000[4]
September 27Holy Cross*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 13–1925,000[5]
October 4at Texas*
L 0–3418,000[6]
October 11Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
T 0–030,000[7]
October 18Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 27–025,000[8]
October 25Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 10–720,000[9]
November 1Tennesseedagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 6–1330,000[10]
November 8No. 16 Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 12–1328,000[11]
November 15Auburn
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
T 7–7[12]
November 29at Tulane
W 19–050,764[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1941 Louisiana State Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bernie Lipkis Voted L.S.U.'s Favorite Star". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 6, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "L.S.U. Tigers overpower Louisiana Tech". Monroe Morning World. September 21, 1941. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Norman Walker (September 28, 1941). "Louisiana State Tigers Defeated by Eastern Team". The Shreveport Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Weldon Hart (October 5, 1941). "U.T. Eleven Proves It Can Go In Mud, Beating L.S.U., 34-0". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Norman Walker (October 12, 1941). "Ole Lou Bengals Battle Maroons of Mississippi State to 0-0 Draw". The Shreveport Times. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Normal Walker (October 19, 1941). "Ole Lou Muddles Grid Situation With Easy Win Over Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Norman Walker (October 26, 1941). "Field Goal Wins for Louisiana State University Over Florida". The Shreveport Times. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Norman Walker (November 2, 1941). "30,000 See Tennessee Defeat Ole Lou Eleven". The Shreveport Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Norman Walker (November 9, 1941). "Rebs Defeat Tigers by One Point in Sensational Contest". The Shreveport Times. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Norman Walker (November 16, 1941). "Louisiana State University Held to Draw By Alabama Polytech: Score in Third Period Saves Ole Lou Squad". The Shreveport Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Joe R. Carter (November 30, 1941). "Ole Lou Rides Wave In 19 To 0 Upset: Tulane Fails To Dent Stout Tiger Defense". The Shreveport Times. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.


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