1943 LSU Tigers football team

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.

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
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 3 –0 –08 –3 –0
LSU 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Tulane 1 –1 –03 –3 –0
Georgia 0 –3 –06 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –0 –05 –0 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, LSU ranked 54th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 82.0.[2]

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[3]
January 1, 1944vs. Texas A&M
W 19–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References
  1. Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. "40,000 watch Tulane rout L.S.U., 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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