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1909 LSU Tigers football team

1909 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1909 record 6–2 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach Joe Pritchard (first 5 games) (1st year)
John W. Mayhew (last 3 games) (1st year)
Captain Robert L. Stovall
Home stadium State Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Sewanee $ 4 0 0     6 1 0
LSU 3 1 0     6 2 0
Vanderbilt 3 1 0     7 3 0
Alabama 4 1 2     5 1 2
Auburn 5 2 0     5 2 0
Georgia Tech 5 2 0     7 2 0
Howard 2 2 0     5 2 1
Mississippi 2 3 1     4 3 2
Clemson 1 2 0     6 3 0
Mississippi A&M 1 3 0     5 4 0
Georgia 1 4 0     1 4 2
The Citadel 0 1 1     4 3 2
Mercer 0 3 0     3 5 0
Tennessee 0 5 0     1 6 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1 2 Total
Sewanee 9 6 15
LSU 0 6 6
  • Location: Pelican Park
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game attendance: 7,000
  • Referee: Halligan (LSU)

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1 2 Total
LSU 0 0 0
Arkansas 5 11 16

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The 1909 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1909 college football season. The LSU team posted a 6–2 record, losing to Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) champion Sewanee and to an undefeated Arkansas, finishing second in the SIAA. Notable victories include those over Mississippi and Alabama.

John W. Mayhew, a former halfback at Brown, took over as coach for former Vanderbilt lineman Joe Pritchard midway through the season. College Football Hall of Fame inductee Doc Fenton started at quarterback.

The season opened with a 70–0 win over Jackson Barracks-New Orleans.

In a hard-fought game, the Tigers beat the Mississippi team 10–0.

The starting lineup was Hall (left end), Hillman (left tackle), Ryan (left guard), Stovall (center), Thomas (right guard), Pollock (right tackle), Seip (right end), Allbright (quarterback), R. F. Stovall (left halfback), McCullam (right halfback), Gill (fullback).

In the third week of play, LSU swamped Mississippi A&M 15–0.

The starting lineup was Hall (left end), Hillman (left tackle), Falcon (left guard), Stovall (center), Thomas (right guard), Pollock (right tackle), Seip (right end), Fenton (quarterback), R. F. Stovall (left halfback), McCullam (right halfback), Gill (fullback).

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LSU lost to SIAA champion Sewanee in New Orleans 15–6. According to Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin, Sewanee won due to better punting.


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