1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football team
Appearance
1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 5–1 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Schaefer Field |
The 1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football team, sometimes called the "Sea Flyers", represented Ottumwa Naval Air Station (Ottumwa NAS), located near Ottumwa, Iowa, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Jimmy Kitts, the Skyers compiled a record of 5–1.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Ottumwa NAS ranked 74th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 75.6.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | at Iowa Pre-Flight B team | W 14–6 | 800 | [2] | ||
October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Fort Crook | W 29–0 | [3][4] | ||
October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Iowa Pre-Flight B team |
| W 13–0 | 6,000 | [5][6][7] |
October 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Iowa State | Ottumwa, IA | W 13–12 | 4,500 | [8][9][10] |
October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Bunker Hill NAS |
| L 13–19 | 6,500 | [11][12] |
November 14 | at Iowa State Prison | Fort Madison, IA | W 54–0 | 1,500 | [13][14] | |
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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 .
- ^ "Sky Flyers's Power Slugs Cadet B, 14-6". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 27, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Skyers In 2nd Game Today". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 10, 1943. p. 5, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Skyers Scrape Ft. Crook, 29-0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 11, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Skyers Will Clash With Beahawks". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 17, 1943. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ottumwa Navy Repeats Over Beahawks, 13-0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 18, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ottumwa--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 18, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Cyclones To Face Ottumwa Minus Ace Howard Tippee". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. October 23, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Cyclones Fail 13-12". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 24, 1943. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Cyclones--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 24, 1943. p. 5, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bunker Hill Set to Test Ottumwa Sea Flyers". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 31, 1943. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Bert McGrane (November 1, 1943). "Kutner's Play Deals Skyers First Defeat". The Des Moines Register. pp. 9–10.
- ^ "Skyers Meet Prison Team". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 14, 1943. p. 5, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Skyers Roll Over Prison Eleven, 54-0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 15, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "6 Games For Sea Flyers". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. September 16, 1943. p. 25. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.