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1943 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team

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1943 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team was an American football team that represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at Saint Mary's College of California during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 3–4–1 record. Spike Nelson was the head coach. The team included 1941 Heisman Trophy winner Bruce Smith.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Saint Mary's Pre-Flight ranked 32nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 90.5.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Pacific (CA)
L 7–13[2]
October 2Pleasanton Naval Distribution CenterMoraga, CAW 48–01,500[3]
October 9at USCL 0–1330,000[4]
October 23at CaliforniaW 39–0[5]
October 30March FieldL 6–725,000[6]
November 7vs. Alameda Coast Guard
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 13–1320,000[7]
November 14vs. San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 41–05,000[8]
November 21Del Monte Pre-Flight
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 14–3745,000[9]

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References

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  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 icon.
  2. ^ "C.O.P. Tops Cadets, 13-7". San Francisco Examiner. September 26, 1943 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Harry M. Hayward (October 3, 1943). "Pre-Flight Wins, 48-0". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Braven Dyer (October 10, 1943). "Trojans Recover To Turn Back Preflights, 13-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 24, 1943). "Bruce Smith Runs Wild Against Bears". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "4th Air Force Cops, 7 to 6: Jacobs' Kick Return With Double Lateral Defeats Air Devils". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1943. pp. 17–18.
  7. ^ "Pre-Flight, Guard Play 13-13 Game: Coaches Refuse to Comment on Officials Who Called Three Scores Back on Penalties". Oakland Tribune. November 8, 1943. pp. 16–17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "5000 See Dons Smothered 41-0 By St. Mary's Cadets". Oakland Tribune. November 15, 1943. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bob Blake (November 22, 1943). "Bears Next For Del Monte". Oakland Tribune. pp. 22–23 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.