1943 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team
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The 1943 San Diego Naval Air Station Bluejackets football team represented San Diego Naval Training Station (San Diego NTS) during the 1943 college football season. The team was coached by Bo Molenda, a former Michigan football player, and played on Hull Field in San Diego. The Bluejackets compiled a 7–2 record, shut our four teams, and outscored their opponents by a total of 255 to 36. They also defeated No. 4 USC in November, which at the time was riding a six-game undefeated, untied, and unscored upon streak.
1943 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 7–2 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Ed Nelson (right tackle) |
Home stadium | Hull Field |
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, San Diego NTS ranked 53rd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 82.5.[1]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | Redlands |
| W 20–0 | 5,000 | [2] | |
October 3 | Fort Ord |
| W 59–0 | [3] | ||
October 9 | Camp Pomona |
| W 48–2 | [4] | ||
October 16 | No. 12 March Field |
| L 0–7 | [5] | ||
October 23 | Compton JC |
| W 35–0 | [6] | ||
October 30 | UCLA |
| W 28–0 | 6,000–8,000 | [7][8] | |
November 6 | No. 4 USC |
| W 10–7 | 6,000 | [9] | |
November 21 | San Pedro All-Stars | No. 17 |
| W 53–7 | 6,000 | [10] |
November 28 | at No. 9 March Field |
| L 2–13 | 14,000 | [11] | |
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Rankings
editWeek | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 17т | — | — |
References
edit- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "San Diego Gobs Trim Redlands". The San Francisco Examiner. September 26, 1943. p. 43. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Navy Grids Smash Ft. Ord, 59-0". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1943. p. 34. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Navy Dumps Soldiers". The Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "March Field Wins Toughie, 7-0". The Pasadena Post. October 17, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Navy Drubs Compton". The San Francisco Examiner. October 24, 1943. p. 38. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Gobs Whip UCLA, 28-0". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1943. p. 23. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Bruins Lose Again! San Diego Navy Wins in Breeze, 28-0". Long Beach Independent. October 31, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "SC Trojans Kick Game Away To San Diego Gobs". The Fresno Bee The Republican. November 7, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Tars Crush All-Stars". The Pasadena Post. November 22, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Plenty to Worry Stagg's Gridders". Appeal-Democrat. November 29, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.