1943 LSU Tigers football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 19–14 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3 (2–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Georgia
W 34–2720,000[5]
October 2Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–722,000[6]
October 9Texas A&M*No. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 13–2825,000[7]
October 16Louisiana Army*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–73,500[8]
October 23at Georgia
W 27–613,000[9]
October 30TCU*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–018,000[10]
November 6at Georgia TechNo. 20
L 7–4220,000[11]
November 20at Tulane
L 0–2740,000[12]
January 1, 1944vs. Texas A&M
W 19–1430,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Rankings

See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP17———20————

References

  1. ^ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "1943 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Van Buren may be pro rookie if year". The Morning News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Owls fall as LSU opens up". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 3, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas A&M licks LSU by 28 to 13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 10, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "L.S.U. Tigers romp to victory over Army special students". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana State Tigers hang up 27–6 triumph over Georgia". The Knoxville Journal. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU Tigers claw Texas' Frogs, 14–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 31, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech's lend-lease punch devastates LSU civilians". The State. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "40,000 watch Tulane rout L.S.U., 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Van Buren turns tables on Aggies, 19–14". The Miami News. January 2, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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