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LSU

SEC · 1951 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
831–432–47
0.652 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1936, 2007, 2011 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 11 · Top 10: 21 · Top 25: 58
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25SOUTHERN MISSUnranked—W 13–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC5–6W 13–7
7Week 7 · Oct 9Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–5W 7–6
8Week 8 · Oct 16Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC11–0–1L 7–25
9Week 9 · Oct 23Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC5–5W 7–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON10–0L 0–27
11Week 11 · Nov 6Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC6–3–1T 6–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC6–5L 13–20
13Week 13 · Nov 20Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–5W 3–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 45–7
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC4–6W 14–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.984
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-5+28
  • Alabama +5
  • Rice +5
  • Georgia +5
  • Villanova +5
  • Mississippi State +4
  • Tulane +4
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • Maryland 0
  • Ole Miss 0
  • Vanderbilt -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #23Better than 84%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.682 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#22W14#24Regular Season Final#22Post-Season W1#23Post-Season W3#23Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+6
+1
-18
+7
-27
0
-7
+3
+38
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#61946#241947#801948#201949#541950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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