1943 Tulane
3–3 (1–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Claude Simons. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rice 33–0Oct 9
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsMemphis Navy | L 7–41 | 89% |
| Oct 9 | at Rice | W 33–0 | 29% |
| Oct 23 | vs SMU | W 12–6 | 64% |
| Oct 30 | vsGeorgia Pre-Flight | L 13–14 | 43% |
| Nov 13 | vs 19Georgia Tech | L 0–33 | 43% |
| Nov 20 | vs LSU | W 27–0 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat LSU 27–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 41st-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 1943.
- Record
- 3–3
- Conference
- 1–1 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 92–94
- Coach
- Claude Simons
- Elo
- 1509 −4 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.7 No. 31 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1944
The 1944 draft| Rd 5 | Larry Rice C | Boston Yanks |
All-SEC
4 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Ray OlsonEAP-1- Gaston BourgeoisOGAP-1
- Buddy GatewoodCAP-1
- Joe RenfroeQBAP-1
Second team
- Fred RosemanOTAP-2
- George JonesOTAP-2
- Leonard FinleyQBAP-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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 3–0 | 8–3 | 13 |
| LSU | 2–2 | 6–3 | |
| Tulane | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
 Georgia | 0–3 | 6–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.