1943 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team

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1943 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainEd Nelson (right tackle)
Home stadiumHull Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944  →
1943 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Bainbridge  – 7 –0 –0
Bunker Hill NAS  – 6 –0 –0
Greensboro  – 4 –0 –0
Memphis NATTC  – 2 –0 –0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight  – 9 –1 –0
No. 10 March Field  – 9 –1 –0
No. 8 Del Monte Pre-Flight  – 7 –1 –0
Randolph Field  – 9 –1 –1
Georgia Pre-Flight  – 5 –1 –0
No. 6 Great Lakes Navy  – 10 –2 –0
Lubbock AAF  – 5 –1 –0
Ottumwa NAS  – 5 –1 –0
Camp Davis  – 8 –2 –0
Sampson NTS  – 7 –2 –0
San Diego NTS  – 7 –2 –0
Keesler Field  – 3 –1 –0
Wright Field  – 1 –0 –1
Camp Lejeune  – 6 –2 –1
Fort Riley  – 6 –2 –1
Kearns Field  – 5 –2 –0
Fort Knox  – 4 –2 –0
Cherry Point Marines  – 4 –2 –1
Alameda Coast Guard  – 4 –2 –1
Fort Douglas  – 4 –2 –1
300th Infantry  – 5 –3 –0
176th Infantry  – 4 –3 –0
Blackland AAF  – 4 –3 –0
Fort Sheridan  – 4 –3 –0
Fort Warren  – 4 –3 –0
Norman NAS  – 4 –3 –0
Charleston Coast Guard  – 5 –4 –0
Salt Lake AAB  – 4 –3 –2
124th Infantry  – 2 –2 –0
Camp Kilmer  – 2 –2 –0
Camp Lee  – 5 –5 –0
Logan Navy  – 2 –2 –0
Spokane Air Service  – 2 –2 –0
Camp Edwards  – 4 –5 –0
Curtis Bay Coast Guard  – 4 –5 –0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight  – 3 –4 –1
Jacksonville NATTC  – 3 –4 –0
Richmond AAB  – 4 –6 –1
Atlantic City NAS  – 2 –3 –0
North Carolina Pre-Flight  – 2 –4 –1
Patterson Field  – 2 –4 –1
Bowman Field  – 2 –4 –0
Kirtland Field  – 1 –2 –0
Lakehurst NAS  – 2 –4 –0
Camp Grant  – 2 –6 –2
Lowry Field  – 1 –3 –0
Fort Monroe  – 3 –7 –0
Daniel Field  – 2 –7 –0
Camp Gordon  – 1 –4 –0
South Plains AAF  – 1 –4 –0
Greenville AAB  – 1 –5 –0
Ward Island Marines  – 1 –5 –0
Bryan AAF  – 1 –6 –0
Pocatello AAB  – 0 –3 –0
Norfolk Fleet Marines  – 0 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Redlands
W 20–05,000 [2]
October 3 Fort Ord
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 59–0 [3]
October 9 Camp Pomona
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 48–2 [4]
October 16No. 12 March Field
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
L 0–7 [5]
October 23 Compton JC
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 35–0 [6]
October 30 UCLA
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 28–06,000–8,000 [7] [8]
November 6No. 4 USC
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 10–76,000 [9]
November 21San Pedro All-StarsNo. 17
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 53–76,000 [10]
November 28at No. 9 March Field
L 2–1314,000 [11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
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References

  1. ↑ 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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "San Diego Gobs Trim Redlands". The San Francisco Examiner. September 26, 1943. p. 43. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "San Diego Navy Grids Smash Ft. Ord, 59-0". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1943. p. 34. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ "San Diego Navy Dumps Soldiers". The Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ "March Field Wins Toughie, 7-0". The Pasadena Post. October 17, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ "San Diego Navy Drubs Compton". The San Francisco Examiner. October 24, 1943. p. 38. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Gobs Whip UCLA, 28-0". The San Francisco Examiner. October 31, 1943. p. 23. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bruins Lose Again! San Diego Navy Wins in Breeze, 28-0". Long Beach Independent. October 31, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ "SC Trojans Kick Game Away To San Diego Gobs". The Fresno Bee The Republican. November 7, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ "San Diego Tars Crush All-Stars". The Pasadena Post. November 22, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Plenty to Worry Stagg's Gridders". Appeal-Democrat. November 29, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  12. ↑ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 150. ISBN   978-1-937943-21-9.
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