1943 LSU Tigers football team

1943 LSU Tigers football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 19–14 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1943 record	6–3 (2–2 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (9th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1943 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Georgia Tech †	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Tulane	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Georgia	0	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	0	–	0
† – Conference champion Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1943 college football season. LSU did not celebrate a homecoming game in 1943 due to World War II. Halfback Steve Van Buren led the nation in scoring.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 25	Georgia		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–27
October 2	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–7
October 9	Texas A&M*	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 13–28
October 16	Louisiana Army*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–7
October 23	at Georgia		A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA	W 27–6
October 30	TCU*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–0
November 6	at Georgia Tech	No. 20	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–42
November 20	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–27
January 1, 1944	vs. Texas A&M		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl / rivalry)	W 19–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game