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1944 LSU Tigers football team

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1944 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–5–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle wing
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 4 0 0 8 3 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 0 1 7 1 1
Georgia 4 2 0 7 3 0
Alabama 3 1 2 5 2 2
Mississippi State 3 2 0 6 2 0
LSU 2 3 1 2 5 1
Ole Miss 2 3 0 2 6 0
Tulane 1 2 0 4 3 0
Kentucky 1 5 0 3 6 0
Florida 0 3 0 4 3 0
Auburn 0 4 0 4 4 0
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 3 0 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1944 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 2–5–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30AlabamaT 27–2732,000[2]
October 7at Rice*L 13–1410,000[3]
October 14Texas A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–725,000[4]
October 21Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–1325,000[5]
October 28vs. GeorgiaW 15–715,000[6]
November 4No. 16 Tennesseedagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–1322,000[7]
November 18No. 9 Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 6–1410,000[8]
December 2Tulane
W 25–630,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1944 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Alabama–LSU grid battle ends in 27–27 deadlock". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. October 1, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Gorgeous George Walmsley leads Rice to bare 14–13 win over LSU Tigers". Big Spring Daily Herald. October 8, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers lose game marred by fumbles". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Shorty' McWilliams stars in Mississippi State's win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU kicking deadly as Georgia loses, 15–7". The Atlanta Journal. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Frosh passes Tennessee to 13–0 win over L.S.U." Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jackets defeat LSU with sleeper pass". The Atlanta Journal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "L.S.U. upsets Green Wave eleven by 25-to-6 count". Monroe Morning World. December 3, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.