1946 LSU Tigers football team

1946 LSU Tigers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, T 0–0 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 8
1946 record	9–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (12th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1946 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Georgia §	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#7 Tennessee §	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#11 Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1946 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Rice*		Rice Field Houston, TX	W 7–6
October 5	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 13–6
October 12	Texas A&M*	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 33–9
October 19	Georgia Tech	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–26
October 26	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 14–0
November 2	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 34–21
November 9	Alabama	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 31–21	46,000
November 15	at Miami (FL)	No. 11	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 20–7
November 23	Fordham*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 40–0
November 30	Tulane	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 41–27
January 1, 1947	vs. No. 16 Arkansas*	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl / rivalry)	T 0–0	38,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game