1907 LSU Tigers football team

1907 LSU Tigers football
Bacardi Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSolle W. Brannon
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Sewanee 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
LSU 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
Nashville   –     –  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1907 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The season was the first year under coach Edgar Wingard. It was also the first year at LSU for star player, Doc Fenton.

Before the season

Fenton, who was from Scranton, Pennsylvania, had been heavily recruited by Wingard to play at LSU.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11Louisiana Industrial*
W 28–0[1]
October 19at Texas*
L 5–12[2]
October 21at Texas A&M*
L 5–11[3]
October 28Howard (AL)*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 57–0[4]
November 6Arkansas*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 17–12[5]
November 9Mississippi A&M
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 23–11[6]
November 16at Ole Miss
W 23–05,000[7]
November 23at Alabama
L 4–6[8]
December 6Baylor*
  • State Field
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 48–0[9]
December 25at University of Havana*
W 56–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

Game summaries

Louisiana Industrial

The Tigers opened the season at State Field, by beating Louisiana Industrial, 28–0. A highlight of that game was a 90-yard touchdown run by Doc Fenton. It was Louisiana Industrial's only loss on the season.

Texas and Texas A&M

This win was followed by losses on the road at Texas and Texas A&M. After these losses, LSU went on to win 4 straight games.

Howard

The Tigers romped over Howard 57–0.

Arkansas

The 17–12 win over Arkansas was the school's first over the school.

Alabama

That 4 game winning streak was broken by a loss to Alabama. In the contest against Alabama, LSU led for most of the game because of two safeties. Alabama scored late in the game from an 85-yard punt return to win the game 6–4.

Baylor

LSU's next game resulted in a win over Baylor.

Bacardi Bowl

1907 LSU Tigers football team in Havana, Cuba for the 1907 Bacardi Bowl

Their last game of the season was in an appearance at the Bacardi Bowl. This was LSU's first bowl game, and the first time any U.S. football team played in a foreign country.

This game, played in Cuba against the University of Havana resulted in a 56–0 victory for LSU.[11]

References

  1. ^ "First Game To L. S. U." The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. October 12, 1907. p. 12. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Texas wins the game; L.S.U. is defeated by score of 12 to 5". The Times-Democrat. October 20, 1907. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "L.S.U. defeated; Texas A. and M. wins football game". The Times-Democrat. October 22, 1907. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "L.S.U. wins easily, Howard College team outclassed in football battle". The Times-Democrat. October 29, 1907. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "L.S.U. downs Arkansas". The Times-Democrat. November 7, 1907. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "L.S.U. again victorious; A&M of Mississippi goes down to defeat". The Times-Democrat. November 10, 1907. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "L.S.U. the winner". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1907. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama team wins". The Times-Democrat. November 24, 1907. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor Loses Game". Fort Worth Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. December 7, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "L.S.U. downs Cubans". The Times-Democrat. December 26, 1907. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Scott, Richard (September 15, 2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. ISBN 9781616731335.

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