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1944 LSU

2–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bernie Moore.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1944, game by game: tied vs. Alabama 27–27; lost at Rice 13–14; lost vs. Texas A&M 0–7; lost vs. Mississippi State 6–13; won at Georgia 15–7; lost vs. No. 16 Tennessee 0–13; lost vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech 6–14; won vs. Tulane 25–6+19−13Tied 27–27 vs. Alabama0AlabamaLost 13–14 at Rice-1RiceLost 0–7 vs. Texas A&M-7Texas A&MLost 6–13 vs. Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Won 15–7 at Georgia+8GeorgiaLost 0–13 vs. No. 16 Tennessee-13No. 16 TennesseeLost 6–14 vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech-8No. 9 Georgia TechWon 25–6 vs. Tulane+19Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsAlabamaT 27–⁠2750%
Oct 7atRiceL 13–⁠1465%
Oct 14vsTexas A&ML 0–⁠753%
Oct 21vsMississippi StateL 6–⁠1338%
Oct 28atGeorgiaW 15–⁠740%
Nov 4vs16TennesseeL 0–⁠1336%
Nov 18vs9Georgia TechL 6–⁠1434%
Nov 30vsTulaneW 25–⁠652%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 25–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

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 1944.

Record
2–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
92–⁠101
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1526 −23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.3 No. 36 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single wing

Drafted in 1945

The 1945 draft
Rd 3Alvin Dark BPhiladelphia Eagles

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Felix TrapaniOGUP-1

Second team

  • Charley WebbEUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1944 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech4–⁠08–⁠313
Tennessee5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠112
Georgia4–⁠27–⁠3
Alabama3–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠26–⁠2
LSU2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠32–⁠6
Tulane1–⁠24–⁠3
Kentucky1–⁠53–⁠6
Florida0–⁠34–⁠3
Auburn0–⁠44–⁠4

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