The 1954 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1954 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Gaynell Tinsley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5âÂÂ6, with a conference record of 2âÂÂ5, and finished ninth in the SEC.