1943 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONNotre Dame9–1 overall
HEISMANAngelo BertelliNotre Dame · QB
#1 PICKAngelo BertelliNotre Dame · Boston Yanks, 1944 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

3 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1944Orange BowlLSU 19, Texas A&M 14
Jan 1, 1944Sugar BowlGeorgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18
Jan 1, 1944Rose BowlUSC 29, Washington 0

1943 STANDINGS

8 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Oklahoma finished atop the 1943 Big 6 standings at 5–0 in conference play (6–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma5–06–2–
Iowa State3–24–2–
Missouri3–23–4–
Kansas2–34–3–1–
Nebraska2–32–6–
Kansas State0–51–6–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Texas Tech finished atop the 1943 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 2–4.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Texas Tech0–02–4
New Mexico0–00–1

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Colorado finished atop the 1943 Mountain State Athletic standings at 2–0 in conference play (2–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Colorado2–02–0
Utah0–20–4

PACIFIC COAST

USC finished atop the 1943 Pacific Coast standings at 4–0 in conference play (5–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC4–05–0USC 29–0 WASH
California2–22–2–
UCLA0–40–4–
Washington0–00–1USC 29–0 WASH

SEC

Georgia Tech finished atop the 1943 SEC standings at 3–0 in conference play (6–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia Tech3–06–3GT 20–18 TLSA
LSU2–25–3LSU 19–14 TA&M
Tulane1–13–1–
Georgia0–36–3–

SOUTHERN

Duke finished atop the 1943 Southern standings at 4–0 in conference play (6–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Duke4–06–1–
Wake Forest3–23–3–
North Carolina2–25–3–
South Carolina2–14–1–
Maryland2–02–3–
Clemson1–32–5–
NC State0–42–4–

SOUTHWEST

Texas finished atop the 1943 Southwest standings at 5–0 in conference play (6–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas5–06–1–
Texas A&M4–16–2LSU 19–14 TA&M
Rice2–33–6–
SMU2–32–6–
TCU1–42–6–
Arkansas1–41–6–

WESTERN

Michigan finished atop the 1943 Western standings at 6–0 in conference play (7–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan6–07–1–
Purdue6–06–0–
Northwestern5–15–2–
Indiana2–3–14–3–2–
Minnesota2–34–3–
Illinois2–43–5–
Ohio State1–43–4–
Wisconsin1–61–7–
Iowa0–4–11–4–1–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 1943 independents at 8–0.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame8–0–
Navy7–1–
Army6–2–1–
Tulsa6–1–1GT 20–18 TLSA
Penn State5–3–1–
West Virginia4–3–
Pittsburgh3–4–
Virginia3–4–
Oklahoma State2–3–
Temple1–6–
Nevada1–0–
Western Michigan0–1–
Miami (OH)0–0–1–