1907 LSU Tigers football team
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.
| 1907 LSU Tigers football | |
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Bacardi Bowl champion | |
Bacardi Bowl, W 56–0 vs. University of Havana | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| 1907 record | 7–3 (3–1 SIAA) |
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| Home stadium | State Field |
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| 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 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before the season
Fenton, who was from Scranton, Pennsylvania, had been heavily recruited by Wingard to play at LSU.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 11 | Louisiana Tech* | W 28–0 | |
| October 19 | at Texas* | L 5–12 | |
| October 21 | at Texas A&M* | College Station, TX (rivalry) | L 5–11 |
| October 28 | Howard (AL)* |
| W 57–0 |
| November 6 | Arkansas* |
| W 17–12 |
| November 9 | Mississippi A&M |
| W 23–11 |
| November 16 | at Ole Miss | Oxford, MS (rivalry) | W 23–0 |
| November 23 | at Alabama |
| L 4–6 |
| November 30 | at Baylor* | Waco, TX | W 48–0 |
| December 25 | at University of Havana* | W 56–0 | |
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Source: 1907 LSU Tigers football team
Season summary
Louisiana Tech
The Tigers opened the season in grand fashion, at State Field, by beating Louisiana Tech 28–0. A highlight of that game was a 90-yard touchdown run by Doc Fenton. It was Louisiana Tech'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.
Postseason
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.[1]
References
- Scott, Richard (2008-09-15). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. ISBN 9781616731335.