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1943 LSU

6–⁠3 (2–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bernie Moore.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1943, game by game: won vs. Georgia 34–27; won vs. Rice 20–7; lost vs. Texas A&M 13–28; won vs. Louisiana Army STU 28–7; won vs. Georgia 27–6; won vs. TCU 14–0; lost at Georgia Tech 7–42; lost at Tulane 0–27; won vs. No. 16 Texas A&M 19–14+21−35Won 34–27 vs. Georgia+7GeorgiaWon 20–7 vs. Rice+13RiceLost 13–28 vs. Texas A&M-15Texas A&MWon 28–7 vs. Louisiana Army STU+21Louisiana Army …Won 27–6 vs. Georgia+21GeorgiaWon 14–0 vs. TCU+14TCULost 7–42 at Georgia Tech-35Georgia TechLost 0–27 at Tulane-27TulaneWon 19–14 vs. No. 16 Texas A&M+5No. 16 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsGeorgiaW 34–⁠2747%
Oct 2vsRiceW 20–⁠763%
Oct 9vsTexas A&ML 13–⁠2860%
Oct 16vsLouisiana Army STUW 28–⁠792%
Oct 23vsGeorgiaW 27–⁠650%
Oct 30vsTCUW 14–⁠061%
Nov 6atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠4251%
Nov 20atTulaneL 0–⁠2760%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16Texas A&MOrange BowlW 19–⁠1436%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 19–⁠14 in the Orange Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 5: 20

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1943.

Led the nationSteve Van Buren: points (98 pts)

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
162–⁠158
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1574 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.3 No. 44 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1944

The 1944 draft
Rd 1Steve Van Buren RBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Charles WebbEAP-2
  • Carl JanneckOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1943 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech3–⁠08–⁠313
LSU2–⁠26–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠13–⁠3
Georgia0–⁠36–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.