Texas A&M vs. LSU
Saturday, January 1, 1944, Orange Bowl Share
LSU beat No. 16 Texas A&M 19–14. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Texas A&M led the series 7–5–2 as played.
FinalAttendance 30,000Referee: Ray McCullouch (SWC; split crew: SWC, SEC)The game on Wikipedia
On the newsreel
- ORANGE BOWLLouisiana State upsets Aggies (victor in their previous meeting) by 19 to 14. The difference between them is embodied in "Moving Van" Van Buren—a whale of a ball toter for L.S.U
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Texas A&M 64% to win. LSU pulled the upset.
The series
Every Texas A&M–LSU gameOfficially, LSU leads 33–24–3; as played, 37–24–3 in 64 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.
| 2026 | LSU 35, Texas A&M 6 | |
| 2025 | Texas A&M 49, LSU 25 | |
| 2024 | Texas A&M 38, LSU 23 | |
| 2023 | LSU 42, Texas A&M 30 | |
| 2022 | Texas A&M 38, LSU 23 | |
| 2021 | LSU 27, Texas A&M 24 |
Around this game
Texas A&M
- Next gamevs. Bryan FieldSept. 23, 1944
- SeasonTexas A&M in 1943
- ProgramTexas A&M history and records
LSU
- Next gamevs. AlabamaSept. 30, 1944
- SeasonLSU in 1943
- ProgramLSU history and records