1943 LSU Tigers football team

1943 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25, 1943	Georgia	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 34-27
October 2, 1943	Rice*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–7
October 9, 1943	Texas A&M*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	L 13–28
October 16, 1943	Louisiana Army*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	W 28–7
October 23, 1943	at #22 Georgia	Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA	W 27–6
October 30, 1943	TCU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–0
November 6, 1943	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 7–42
November 20, 1943	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–27
January 1, 1944	vs. Texas A&M	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	W 19–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

↑ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
↑ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

LSU Tigers football

Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger LSU Tiger Marching Band Songs of LSU Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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