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1922 LSU Tigers football team

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1922 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainE. L. "Tubby" Ewen
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina + 5 0 0 9 1 0
Georgia Tech + 4 0 0 7 2 0
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 0 8 0 1
VPI 3 0 0 8 1 1
Florida 2 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 2 1 0 8 2 0
Tennessee 3 2 0 8 2 0
Alabama 3 2 1 6 3 1
Virginia 1 1 1 4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 3 4 2
Kentucky 1 2 0 6 3 0
Clemson 1 2 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 0 5 3 1
Maryland 1 2 0 4 5 1
LSU 1 2 0 3 7 0
Georgia 1 3 1 5 4 1
Tulane 1 4 0 4 4 0
South Carolina 0 2 0 5 4 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 4 5 1
NC State 0 5 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1922 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1922 college football season. Led by Irving Pray, who returned for his third and final season as head coach after having helmed the team for part of the 1916 season and the entire 1919 season, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing in a five-way tie for 11th in the SoCon.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Louisiana Normal*W 13–03,000[1]
October 7Loyola (LA)*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–74,500[2]
October 14at SMU*L 0–517,000[3][4]
October 20at Texas A&M*L 0–47[5]
October 28vs. Arkansas*
L 6–40[6]
November 2Spring Hill*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 25–73,000[7]
November 7vs. Rutgers*L 0–25[8]
November 10AlabamaL 3–477,500[9]
November 18Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–7[10]
November 30Tulanedagger
W 25–149,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Normal holds Louisiana State Tigers to two touchdowns". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Loyola wins, Gibson's run nets victory". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1922. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mustangs Beat Tigers 51-0 In Brilliant Game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 15, 1922. p. 14. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Tigers Given Good Beating By Methodists". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. October 15, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Texas Aggies down L.S.U. by score 47–0". The Houston Post. October 21, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "L.S.U. warriors are routed by Razorbacks". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "L.S.U. Tigers trim Spring Hill team by score of 25–7". The Birmingham News. November 3, 1922. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fighting Southern Tigers beaten by Rutgers, 25–0". The New York Herald. November 8, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alabama has easy time with L.S.U. Tigers". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1922. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maroons defeat L.S.U. Tigers 6–0". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rejuvenated Tigers upset dope by trouncing Greenbacks, 25–14". The Shreveport Journal. December 1, 1922. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.