1943 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team explained

Year:1943
Team:Pittsburg State Gorillas
Sport:football
Short Conf:CIC
Record:6–0
Conf Record:2–0
Head Coach:Charles Morgan
Hc Year:7th
Champion:CIC champion

The 1943 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an American football team that represented Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—as one of two active members of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1943 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Charles Morgan, the Gorillas compiled a perfect 6–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 28, and were ranked at No. 73 among the nation's college and military service teams in the final 1943 Litkenhous Ratings. The Gorillas were the highest ranked team from Kansas in 1943, with Kansas ranked at No. 103 and Kansas State and Kansas State at No. 185.[1]

A seventh game had been scheduled against the Norman Zoomers for late November, but that team disbanded.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Litkenhous Selects U.S. Grid Leaders: Notre Dame Named Top Team for 1943; Minnesota Does Fadeout. E. E. Litkenhous. The Salt Lake Tribune . December 17, 1943 . 18 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Pittsburg Will Go to St. Louis for Game with Miners. The Wichita Eagle. November 11, 1943. 2. Newspapers.com.