1935 LSU Tigers football team

1935 LSU Tigers football
Co-national champion (Williamson) SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 2–3 vs. TCU
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1935 record	9–2 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (1st season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1935 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
LSU †	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion

The 1935 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1935 college football season. The team was led by halfback Abe Mickal and end Gaynell Tinsley. It was Bernie Moore's first of thirteen seasons as head coach of the Tigers. One of the 13 selectors recognized as official by the NCAA (Williamson) recognize the 1935 LSU team as the co-national champion. LSU, however, does not recognize the team as national champions, though they did put a note in the media guide.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	Rice*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–10
October 5	Texas*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 18–6
October 12	Manhattan*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 32–0
October 19	vs. Arkansas*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 13–7
October 26	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 7–2
November 2	Auburn	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 6–0
November 9	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 28–13
November 16	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 13–0
November 23	[[{{{school}}}|Southwestern Louisiana]]*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 56–0
November 30	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 41–0
January 1, 1936	vs. TCU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 2–3
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Sugar Bowl

Four days of rain turned an expected passing battle into a punting duel between quarterbacks Sammy Baugh of TCU and LSU's Abe Mickal. The Tigers threatened often, once getting to the six-inch line, but TCU's Taldon Manton kicked a winning 36-yard field goal. LSU scored when All-America end Gaynell Tinsley harassed Baugh into throwing an incompletion in the TCU end zone for an automatic safety.

References

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