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 represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1943 college football season. LSU did not celebrate a homecoming game in 1943 due to World War II. Halfback Steve Van Buren led the nation in scoring.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 25Georgia
W 34–27
October 2Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–7
October 9Texas A&M*No. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 13–28
October 16Louisiana Army*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–7
October 23at Georgia
W 27–6
October 30TCU*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–0
November 6at Georgia TechNo. 20
L 7–42
November 20at Tulane
L 0–27[2]
January 1, 1944vs. Texas A&M
W 19–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "40,000 watch Tulane rout L.S.U., 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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