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Top 25 College Football Games of 1943

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
70/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1943Week 5

    Duke at Navy

    Duke 13, Navy 14

    No. 9 Duke vs. No. 7 Navy · 1-point margin

    Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    70

    Game score

  2. 1943Week 8

    Pennsylvania at Army

    Pennsylvania 13, Army 13

    No. 18 Pennsylvania vs. No. 7 Army · 0-point margin

    Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    62

    Game score

  3. 1943Week 8

    Duke at Georgia Tech

    Duke 14, Georgia Tech 7

    No. 5 Duke vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech · 7-point margin

    Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    61

    Game score

  4. 1943Week 2

    Purdue at Great Lakes Navy

    Purdue 23, Great Lakes Navy 13

    No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 14 Great Lakes Navy · 10-point margin

    Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  5. 1943Week 5

    Notre Dame at Michigan

    Notre Dame 35, Michigan 12

    No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Michigan · 23-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  6. 1943PostseasonNeutral site

    Randolph Field vs. Texas

    Randolph Field 7, Texas 7

    No. 18 Randolph Field vs. No. 12 Texas · 0-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  7. 1943Week 4

    USC at California

    USC 7, California 0

    No. 5 USC vs. No. 20 California · 7-point margin

    Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  8. 1943Week 5

    Dartmouth at Pennsylvania

    Dartmouth 6, Pennsylvania 7

    Unranked Dartmouth vs. No. 5 Pennsylvania · 1-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  9. 1943Week 6

    Del Monte Pre-Flight at Pacific

    Del Monte Pre-Flight 7, Pacific 16

    No. 13 Del Monte Pre-Flight vs. No. 11 Pacific · 9-point margin

    Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  10. 1943Week 8

    Navy at Notre Dame

    Navy 6, Notre Dame 33

    No. 6 Navy vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 27-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 8/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  11. 1943Week 7

    Georgia Tech at Navy

    Georgia Tech 14, Navy 28

    No. 15 Georgia Tech vs. No. 5 Navy · 14-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  12. 1943Week 4

    Michigan at Northwestern

    Michigan 21, Northwestern 7

    No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 15 Northwestern · 14-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  13. 1943PostseasonNeutral site

    Tulsa vs. Georgia Tech

    Tulsa 18, Georgia Tech 20

    No. 20 Tulsa vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech · 2-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  14. 1943Week 8

    March Field at Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight

    March Field 7, Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 6

    No. 9 March Field vs. Unranked Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight · 1-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  15. 1943Week 6

    Penn State at Navy

    Penn State 6, Navy 14

    Unranked Penn State vs. No. 3 Navy · 8-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  16. 1943Week 3

    Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight at Pacific

    Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 7, Pacific 13

    Unranked Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight vs. No. 6 Pacific · 6-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  17. 1943Week 7

    Texas A&M at Texas-Arlington

    Texas A&M 0, Texas-Arlington 0

    No. 12 Texas A&M vs. Unranked Texas-Arlington · 0-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  18. 1943Week 7

    March Field at Washington

    March Field 7, Washington 27

    No. 8 March Field vs. No. 11 Washington · 20-point margin

    Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  19. 1943Week 6

    North Carolina at Duke

    North Carolina 7, Duke 14

    Unranked North Carolina vs. No. 7 Duke · 7-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  20. 1943PostseasonNeutral site

    Texas A&M vs. LSU

    Texas A&M 14, LSU 19

    No. 16 Texas A&M vs. No. 20 LSU · 5-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  21. 1943Week 6

    March Field at San Diego Navy

    March Field 7, San Diego Navy 0

    No. 15 March Field vs. No. 20 San Diego Navy · 7-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  22. 1943Week 5

    Pacific at California

    Pacific 12, California 6

    No. 10 Pacific vs. Unranked California · 6-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  23. 1943Week 5

    Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight at USC

    Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 0, USC 13

    Unranked Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight vs. No. 4 USC · 13-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  24. 1943Week 2

    Pacific at Alameda Coast Guard

    Pacific 14, Alameda Coast Guard 7

    No. 10 Pacific vs. Unranked Alameda Coast Guard · 7-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  25. 1943Week 8

    Fort Riley at Iowa Pre-Flight

    Fort Riley 2, Iowa Pre-Flight 19

    Unranked Fort Riley vs. No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight · 17-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15

    42

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.