The 1943 San Francisco Dons football team was an

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team that represented the

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as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In their second season under head coach Al Tassi, the Dons compiled a 1–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 199 to 13. The Dons' one victory came against the 1943 Nevada Wolf Pack football team led by

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; it was the Wolf Pack's only loss of the 1943 season. In the final

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, San Francisco ranked 147th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 53.1.

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