1943 Fort Sheridan Miracles football team
Appearance
1943 Fort Sheridan Miracles football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–3 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Wrigley Field |
The 1943 Fort Sheridan Miracles football team represented the United States Army's Fort Sheridan, located near Lake County, Illinois, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach John C. Phipps, the Miracles compiled a record of 4–3. This was the first football team fielded by Fort Sheridan in its history.[1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Sheridan ranked 213th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 31.6.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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October 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at Gardiner Hospital |
| W 14–0 | [3][4] |
October 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Patterson Field | L 7–0 | [5][6] | |
October 30 | Wilson Junior College | Highland Park, IL | W 18–0 | [7][8][9] | |
October 31 | at Milwaukee Falks | Milwaukee, WI | L 0–19 | [10] | |
November 7 | Manitowoc Gaels | W 7–0 | |||
November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Bunker Hill NAS | L 0–56 | [11][12] | |
November 21 | Camp McCoy | W 26–0 | [13][14][15] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ft. Sheridan Starts". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. October 16, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ "Fort Sheridan Opens Football Season Tonight". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 15, 1943. p. 27. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Sheridan Wins, 14-0, Over Amy Hospital". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 16, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "All-Stars Are Rated Over Fort Sheridan". Journal-Herald. Dayton, Ohio. October 24, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Gibson, Bob (October 25, 1943). "Last Period Score Gives Patterson Gridders Win". The Dayton Herald. Dayton, Ohio. p. 12. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Sheridan Claims 'Iron Man' Honors". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 29, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Sheridan Plays Two Games on Week-end". Streator Daily Times-Press. Streator, Illinois. October 30, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Other College Football Scores". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 31, 1943. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Maestro, Frank (October 31, 1943). "Sports in Service; News From Army And Navy Posts". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 2, part 4. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bunker Hill Bids For 6th Straight". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 13, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Sheridan Walloped by Blockbusters". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 14, 1943. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Camp McCoy To Meet Sheridan". La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press. La Crosse, Wisconsin. November 9, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "McCoy Names Starters For Sheridan Game". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 20, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Maestro, Frank (November 22, 1943). "Fort Sheridan Wins 4th; Top Engineer, 26-0". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 26. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.