The 1907 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of

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during the

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. The season was the first year under coach

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. It was also the first year at LSU for star player, Doc Fenton.

Before the season

Fenton, who was from

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, had been heavily recruited by Wingard to play at LSU.

Schedule

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

Their last game of the season was in an appearance at the Bacardi Bowl. This was LSU's first

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, and the first time any U.S. football team played in a foreign country. This game, played in Cuba against the

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resulted in a 56–0 victory for LSU.

References

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