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American college football season
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.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 |
Alabama | | T 27–27 | 32,000 |
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October 7 | at
Rice* | | L 13–14 | 10,000 |
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October 14 |
Texas A&M* | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry)
| L 0–7 | 25,000 |
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October 21 |
Mississippi State | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry)
| L 6–13 | 25,000 |
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October 28 | vs.
Georgia | | W 15–7 | 15,000 |
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November 4 | No. 16
Tennessee | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| L 0–13 | 22,000 |
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November 18 | No. 9
Georgia Tech | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| L 6–14 | 10,000 |
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December 2 |
Tulane | | W 25–6 | 30,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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"1944 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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"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.
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"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.
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"Tigers lose game marred by fumbles". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"'Shorty' McWilliams stars in Mississippi State's win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU kicking deadly as Georgia loses, 15–7". The Atlanta Journal. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Frosh passes Tennessee to 13–0 win over L.S.U." Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1944. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Jackets defeat LSU with sleeper pass". The Atlanta Journal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"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.
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