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LSU basketball championship?
Posted on 10/16/13 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 10/16/13 at 4:44 pm
on the andre stringer post there's a picture of Johnny Jones in front of championship banners. there is a national championship banner for 1935. I never heard this.
anyone have details?
anyone have details?
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Posted on 10/16/13 at 4:45 pm to stephendomalley
It was before the NCAA recognized a basketball champion, that's why not many know about it.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 4:45 pm to stephendomalley
Posted on 10/16/13 at 4:49 pm to lsusteve1
so how did they earn a crown? AP poll? playoff?
Posted on 10/16/13 at 4:50 pm to lsusteve1
Double breasted suits 
Posted on 10/16/13 at 4:59 pm to Radiojones
Defeated Pitt 41-37 in the championship game. Unfortunately don't know much else.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 5:06 pm to stephendomalley
Not sure how it was crowned, but as stated the NCAA does not recognize any basketball championships prior to the installation of the NCAA tournament.
Edit: Apparently they won the American Legion Bowl National Championship game. Were one of several teams to earn a national title that year. We are the only school to claim an American Legion Bowl National Championship according to my google machine.
See below.
Edit: Apparently they won the American Legion Bowl National Championship game. Were one of several teams to earn a national title that year. We are the only school to claim an American Legion Bowl National Championship according to my google machine.
See below.
This post was edited on 10/16/13 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 10/16/13 at 5:10 pm to stephendomalley
quote:
In the days before the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers won a 1935 mythical national championship (one of several mythical championships awarded that year) by defeating Pitt 41-37 in the American Legion Bowl National Championship game under head coach Harry Rabenhorst. Pitt, as Eastern Intercollegiate champions representing the best of the East, lost the season-ending contest in Atlantic City.[1] While this championship is not officially recognized by the NCAA since it did not sanction a tournament, LSU officially claims this championship and displays a banner in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU is the only school that officially claims an American Legion Bowl championship. Rabenhorst also led the Tigers to the 1953 Final Four with a team that included future NBA Hall of Famer Bob Pettit.
Wiki
Posted on 10/16/13 at 5:11 pm to danfraz
quote:
SU is the only school that officially claims an American Legion Bowl championship.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 5:42 pm to MasterofTigerBait
quote:
is the only school that officially claims an American Legion Bowl championship.
It's still a better claim than several of Bama's football championships.
GEAUX TIGERS
Posted on 10/16/13 at 5:56 pm to stephendomalley
thanks for the info, guys.
I'll take it.
I'll take it.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 7:09 pm to stephendomalley
Does this mean that now all NCAA football championships will not be recognized prior to the 2014 playoff?
Posted on 10/16/13 at 9:10 pm to stephendomalley
FWIW, the 1935 Gumbo lists the basketball team as National Champs... and the Gumbo has more journalistic integrity than the New York Times.
This post was edited on 10/17/13 at 2:25 am
Posted on 10/16/13 at 9:54 pm to stephendomalley
It's less legit than LSU's 1908 football title. If they recognize 1935 in basketball there's no reason LSU shouldn't recognize 1908 in football.
Posted on 10/17/13 at 2:21 am to The Boat
Or the other 3 missing
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