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Louisiana State Football Team History

Louisiana State Tigers

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Bernie H. Moore
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024

1943 Season Highlights

Bernie H. Moore enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

1943 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Georgia	34	27	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Rice	20	7	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Texas A&M	13	28	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Louisiana Army STU	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Georgia	27	6	W	@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Texas Christian	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Georgia Tech	7	42	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Tulane	0	27	L
Sat., Jan. 1	Texas A&M	19	14	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1943 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	162
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	158
Defense Average	17.6
Opponents Record	42-31
Conference Record	2-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-2

1943 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1943 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	8-3	300	142	Won 20-18	3-0	123	7	William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State	6-3	162	158	Won 19-14	2-2	68	102	Bernie H. Moore
Tulane	3-3	92	94		1-1	27	33	Claude Simons, Jr.
Georgia	6-4	264	153		0-3	33	109	Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt	5-0	155	33					E.H. Alley

1943 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1943 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.