1944 LSU Tigers football team

1944 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–5–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Single wing
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1944 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Alabama	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	T 27–27	32,000	[2]
October 7	at Rice*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 13–14	10,000	[3]
October 14	Texas A&M*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–7	25,000	[4]
October 21	Mississippi State	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–13	25,000	[5]
October 28	vs. Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 15–7	15,000	[6]
November 4	No. 16 Tennessee	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–13	22,000	[7]
November 18	No. 9 Georgia Tech	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–14	10,000	[8]
December 2	Tulane	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 25–6	30,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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.