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The 1943 college football season was the 75th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Played during World War II, the competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six Conference, the Southwestern Conference, and numerous smaller conferences and independent programs.
One human poll comprised the 1943 college football rankings.Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies.
The 1943 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who ... For the year 1943, the NCAA recognizes eight published All-American teams ...
The 1943 Southeastern Conference football season was the eleventh season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1943 college football season.Georgia Tech compiled an 8–3 overall record, with a conference record of 3–0, and was SEC champion.
The 1943 Rose Bowl game was the 29th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1. The second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) defeated the #13 UCLA Bruins of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), 9–0.
The 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1943 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX Background
i The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book lists CCR as having selected Alabama, [10] while CCR's official website gives LSU as its 2011 selection. [155] j The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book lists Anderson & Hester (A&H) as having selected LSU, [10] while A&H's official website gives Missouri as its 2007 selection. [147]
The 1943 Sugar Bowl featured the fourth ranked Tulsa, and the seventh ranked Tennessee. Tulsa took a 7–0 lead on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Glenn Dobbs to Cal Purdin in the second quarter. Tennessee scored on a three-yard run by Gold, but the extra point missed leaving the score 7–6.