Gopher Football 1943 Season

1943 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/25/1943 Missouri (3-5) W 26-13 10/02/1943 Nebraska (2-6) W 54-0 10/16/1943 Camp Grant (2-6-2) W 13-7 10/23/1943 @ Michigan (8-1) L 6-49 10/30/1943 @ Northwestern (6-2) L 6-42 11/06/1943 Homecoming Purdue (9-0) L 7-14 11/13/1943 Iowa (1-6-1) W 33-14 11/20/1943 Wisconsin (1-9) W 25-13 11/27/1943 Iowa Seahawks (9-1) L 0-32

1943 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Purdue 6 0 0 1.000 9 0 0 1.000 Michigan 6 0 0 1.000 8 1 0 .889 Northwestern 5 1 0 .833 6 2 0 .750 Indiana 2 3 1 .417 4 4 2 .500 Minnesota 2 3 0 .400 5 4 0 .556 Illinois 2 4 0 .333 3 7 0 .300 Ohio State 1 4 0 .200 3 6 0 .333 Wisconsin 1 6 0 .143 1 9 0 .100 Iowa 0 4 1 .100 1 6 1 .188

Season notes:

Coached by Dr. George Hauser (2nd season).

1943 Poll Results

Associated Press

1. Notre Dame 9-1-0 2. Iowa Preflight 9-1-0 3. Michigan 8-1-0 4. Navy 8-1-0 5. Purdue 9-0-0 6. Great Lakes NTS 10-2-0 7. Duke 8-1-0 8. Del Monte Preflight 7-1-0 9. Northwestern 6-2-0 10. March Field 9-1-0 11. Army 7-2-1 12. Washington 4-1-0 13. Georgia Tech 8-3-0 14. Texas 7-1-1 15. Tulsa 6-1-1 16. Dartmouth 6-1-0 17. Bainbridge NTS 7-0-0 18. Colorado College 7-0-0 19. Pacific (CA) 7-2-0 20. Pennsylvania 6-2-1

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1943 Season Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1944 Southern California 29, Washington 0 Orange Bowl - 01/01/1944 Louisiana State 19, Texas A&M 14 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1944 Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1944 Randolph Field 7, Texas 7 Sun Bowl - 01/01/1944 Southwestern (TX) 7, New Mexico 0