1943 LSU Tigers football team
| 1943 LSU Tigers football | |
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Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 19–14 vs. Texas A&M | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (2–2 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Georgia Tech $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 2–2, and finished second in the SEC.[2]
LSU did not celebrate a homecoming game in 1943 due to World War II. Halfback Steve Van Buren led the nation in rushing with an average of 5.7 yards per carry and was second in scoring.[3]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, LSU ranked 54th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 82.0.[4]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Georgia | W 34–27 | 20,000 | [5] | ||
| October 2 | Rice* |
| W 20–7 | 22,000 | [6] | |
| October 9 | Texas A&M* | No. 17 |
| L 13–28 | 25,000 | [7] |
| October 16 | Louisiana Army* |
| W 28–7 | 3,500 | [8] | |
| October 23 | at Georgia | W 27–6 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| October 30 | TCU* |
| W 14–0 | 18,000 | [10] | |
| November 6 | at Georgia Tech | No. 20 | L 7–42 | 20,000 | [11] | |
| November 20 | at Tulane | L 0–27 | 40,000 | [12] | ||
| January 1, 1944 | vs. Texas A&M | W 19–14 | 30,000 | [13] | ||
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Rankings[edit]
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 17 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
References[edit]
- ^ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ "1943 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Van Buren may be pro rookie if year". The Morning News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "LSU Tigers beat Georgia, 34 to 27, in free scoring game". The Macon Telegraph and News. September 26, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls fall as LSU opens up". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 3, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&M licks LSU by 28 to 13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 10, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. Tigers romp to victory over Army special students". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State Tigers hang up 27–6 triumph over Georgia". The Knoxville Journal. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers claw Texas' Frogs, 14–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 31, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech's lend-lease punch devastates LSU civilians". The State. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "40,000 watch Tulane rout L.S.U., 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Van Buren turns tables on Aggies, 19–14". The Miami News. January 2, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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