1943 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1943 Pittsburg State Gorillas football Central Intercollegiate Conference CIC 6–0 2–0 Charles Morgan 7th 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.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 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ Newspapers.com A seventh game had been scheduled against the Norman Zoomers for late November, but that team disbanded.Pittsburg Will Go to St. Louis for Game with Miners The Wichita Eagle November 11, 1943 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123605985/pittsburg-will-go-to-st-louis-for-game/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 24 at 1943 Central Missouri State Mules Central Missouri State<ncg> Warrensburg, MO W 20-0 Pittsburg Beats Mules The Maryville Daily Forum September 25, 1943 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123607011/pittsburg-beats-mules/ Newspapers.com October 8 at 1943 Washburn Ichabods Washburn Topeka, KS W 39-0 Pittsburg Raps Washburn, 39-0: Gorillas Loom as State's Best Team by Crushing Ichabods Badly The Wichita Eagle October 9, 1943 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123606212/pittsburg-raps-washburn-39-0-gorillas/ Newspapers.com October 26 Washburn Pittsburg, KS W 27-7 Pittsburg Trims Washburn Again: Gorillas Run Up 4 Touchdowns to Beat Ichs for Second Time The Wichita Eagle October 27, 1943 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123606451/pittsburg-trims-washburn-again/ Newspapers.com November 6 1943 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell<ncg> Pittsburg, KS W 13-0 Pittsburg Beats Missouri Eleven The Wichita Eagle November 8, 1943 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123607152/pittsburg-beats-missouri-eleven/ Newspapers.com November 20 vs 1943 Missouri Mines Miners Missouri Mines<ncg> Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO W 34-14 1,500 Pittsburg Defeats Mines, 34-14 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Harold Tuthill November 21, 1943 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123606593/pittsburg-defeats-mines-34-14/ Newspapers.com November 25 at William Jewell<ncg> Liberty, MO W 32-6 Pittsburg 32, Wm. Jewell 6: Repeat a Victory; Defeat of Cardinals for Second Time This Fall Makes It Six in a Row The Kansas City Times November 26, 1943 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123606823/pittsburg-32-wm-jewell-6-repeat-a/ Newspapers.com References Pittsburg State Category:Pittsburg State Gorillas football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Pittsburg State Gorillas football