| 1909LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–2 (3–1 SIAA) |
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| Captain | Robert L. Stovall |
| Home stadium | State Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1909 LSU Tigers football team represented theLSU Tigers ofLouisiana State University during the1909 college football season. The LSU team posted a 6–2 record, losing toSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championSewanee and to an undefeatedArkansas. Notable victories include those overMississippi andAlabama.
John W. Mayhew, a former halfback at Brown, took over as coach for former Vanderbilt linemanJoe Pritchard midway through the season.College Football Hall of Fame inducteeDoc Fenton started atquarterback.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | Jackson Barracks* | W 70–0 | [1] | ||
| October 9 | Ole Miss |
| W 10–0 | [2] | |
| October 16 | Mississippi A&M |
| W 15–0 | [3] | |
| October 30 | vs.Sewanee | L 15–6 | 4,200–7,000 | [4] | |
| November 4 | vs.Louisiana Industrial* |
| W 23–0 | 1,200 | [5][6] |
| November 13 | vs.Arkansas* |
| L 16–0 | [7] | |
| November 18 | Transylvania* |
| W 52–0 | [8] | |
| November 25 | vs.Alabama | W 12–6 | [9] | ||
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The season opened with a 70–0 win overJackson Barracks ofNew Orleans.
In a hard-fought game, the Tigers beat theOle Miss team, 10–0.[11]
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).[11]
In the third week of play, LSU swampedMississippi A&M 15–0.[12]
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).[12]
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| •Sewanee | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| LSU | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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LSU lost to SIAA championSewanee inNew Orleans 15–6. According to Vanderbilt coachDan McGugin, Sewanee won due to better punting.[13]
Sewanee scored with an Aubrey Lanier touchdown and Moise drop kick in the first half.[13] LSU scored when, after blocking a punt,Robert L. Stovall recovered the ball for a touchdown.[14] Soon after, PresidentWilliam Howard Taft showed up to the game for about ten minutes.[14] Sewanee added another touchdown.[13]
The starting lineup was Williams (left end), Faulkenberry (left tackle), Cheape (left guard), Juhan (center), Cox (right guard), Moise (right tackle), Gillem (right end), Brown (quarterback), Myers (left halfback), Lanier (right halfback), Hawkins (fullback).[14]
On a Thursday, LSU beatLouisiana Industrial, 23–0, giving the team its only loss on the season.
The Tigers were powerless to stop the favored[16]Arkansas Razorbacks in a 16–0 loss. The game was characterized by several offsides penalties on both sides.[15]
The starting lineup was Hall (left end), Hillman (left tackle), Drew (left guard), R. F. Stovall (center), Thomas (right guard), Seip (right tackle), R. L. Stovall (right end), Fenton (quarterback), Gill (left halfback), McCullum (right halfback), Tilley (fullback).[15]
LSU defeatedTransylvania 32–0, scoring at will in the second half.[17]
John Seip starred in the 12–6 victory overAlabama. "The consensus of opinion was that Alabama would have won but for Pratt's absence."[18]
The starting lineup was Hall (left end), Seip (left tackle), Thomas (left guard), Stovall (center), Drew (right guard), Hillman (tackle), R. Stovall (right end), Gill (quarterback), Howell (left halfback), McCollum (right halfback), Ryan (fullback).[19]
Fenton was selectedAll-Southern byJohn Heisman.[20]EndJohn Seip was selected such byGrantland Rice.
| No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School |
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| - | John Albright | quarterback | - | 135 | - | - |
| - | S. W. Brannon | halfback | - | 160 | - | - |
| - | Harmon Drew | guard | - | 175 | Minden, Louisiana | - |
| - | Doc Fenton | quarterback | 5'9" | 165 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Scranton |
| - | Reuben Gill | fullback | - | 165 | - | - |
| - | J. O. Hall | end | - | 165 | - | - |
| - | Willie Hillman | center | - | 175 | Minden, Louisiana | Minden |
| - | Levi Himes | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Roland Howell | halfback | - | 160 | - | - |
| - | Andrew McCollam | halfback | - | 160 | - | - |
| - | Phillips | end | - | 155 | - | - |
| - | William Pollack | guard | - | 180 | - | - |
| - | Warren Ryan | halfback | - | 180 | - | - |
| - | John Seip | end | 6'1" | 185 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | - |
| - | Robert L. Stovall | center | - | 135 | Dodson, Louisiana | - |
| - | Rowson Stovall | end | - | 140 | - | - |
| - | Arthur Thomas | tackle | - | 175 | - | - |
| - | L. R. Tilly | fullback | - | 165 | - | - |
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Roster from LSU: The Louisiana Tigers[21][22]
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