1907 LSU Tigers football team

American college football season

1907 LSU Tigers football

Bacardi Bowl champion

Bacardi Bowl, W 56–0 vs. University of Havana

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 7–3 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach|

* Edgar Wingard (1st season)

Captain| Solle W. Brannon
Home stadium| State Field

Seasons

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1908 ->

1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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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 |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |

* $ - 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[edit]

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

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 11| Louisiana Industrial*|

* State Field
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 28–0| [1]
October 19| at Texas*|

* Clark Field
* Austin, TX

| L 5–12| [2]
October 21| at Texas A&M*|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (rivalry)

| L 5–11|
October 28| Howard (AL)*|

* State Field
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 57–0| [3]
November 6| Arkansas*|

* State Field
* Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)

| W 17–12|
November 9| Mississippi A&M|

* State Field
* Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)

| W 23–11|
November 16| at Ole Miss|

* League Park
* Jackson, MS (rivalry)

| W 23–0|
November 23| at Alabama|

* Monroe Park
* Mobile, AL (rivalry)

| L 4–6| [4]
December 6| Baylor*| Baton Rouge, LA| W 48–0| [5]
December 25| at University of Havana*|

* La Tropical Stadium
* Havana, Cuba (Bacardi Bowl)

| W 56–0|

* *Non-conference game

## Game summaries[edit]

### Louisiana Industrial[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The Tigers romped over Howard 57–0.

### Arkansas[edit]

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

### Alabama[edit]

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[edit]

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

### Bacardi Bowl[edit]

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.[6]

## References[edit]

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 .
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. wins easily, Howard College team outclassed in football battle". The Times-Democrat. October 29, 1907. Retrieved May 16, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Alabama team wins". The Times-Democrat. November 24, 1907. Retrieved February 16, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Baylor Loses Game". Fort Worth Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. December 7, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved August 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Scott, Richard (2008-09-15). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. ISBN 9781616731335.

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