1937 LSU Tigers football team

1937 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–6 vs. Santa Clara
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 8
1937 record	9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1937 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Alabama †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Auburn	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	3
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Florida	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia	1	–	2	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1937 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 25	Florida		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 19–0
October 2	Texas*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 9–0
October 9	at Rice*		Rice Field Houston, TX	W 13–0
October 16	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 13–0
October 23	at No. 20 Vanderbilt	No. 6	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–7
October 30	[[{{{school}}}|Loyola (LA)]]*	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 52–6
November 6	Mississippi State	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 41–0
November 13	No. 14 Auburn	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 9–7
November 20	[[{{{school}}}|Louisiana Normal]]*	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 52–0
November 27	at Tulane	No. 10	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 20–7
January 1, 1938	No. 9 Santa Clara	No. 8	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 0–6
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rice

The Tigers traveled to Houston to face Rice. LSU picked up their third consecutive shutout of the season in a 13–0 victory. It also marked the longest fumble recovery returned for a touchdown in LSU history when Ken Kavanaugh scooped up a Rice fumble and returned it 100 yards for the score.