Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

1936 SEC Champions

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, September 24, 2016

1. 1936 SEC Champions Marker

Inscription.
Overall Record: 9-1-1| SEC Record; 6-0
Head Coach Bernie Moore

After going 1-1 to open the season, Bernie Moore's Tigers did not lose again for the remainder of the regular season. LSU's high powered offense, led by Gaynell "Gus" Tinsley and Marvin "Moose" Stewart, keyed a destruction of Georgia in the SEC opened before the Tigers reeled off wins over Ole Miss, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Auburn and Southwestern Louisiana. LSU finished the regular season by whitewashing rival Tulane, leaving the Tigers as the nation's highest scoring team with 281 points, while the defense never gave up more than 7 points in a game. LSU finished runner-up in the first AP poll to Minnesota, but took national championship honors in the Williamson poll for the second straight year.

Erected by Col. F.C. Schaffer & Family.

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Location. 30° 24.689′ N, 91° 11.117′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. Marker is on West Stadium Drive north of South Stadium Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker. 1935 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1961 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1958 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1986 SEC Champions (a few steps from this marker); 2019 National Champions (a few steps from this marker); 1958 National Champions (a few steps from this marker); 2003 National Champions (a few steps from this marker); 2007 National Champions (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, September 24, 2016

2. 1936 SEC Champions Marker

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, September 24, 2016

3. 1936 SEC Champions Marker

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Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2016. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.