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1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team

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1943 Camp Grant Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–2
Head coach
CaptainCoomer (left tackle)
Home stadiumRockford HS 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 Camp Grant Warriors football team represented Camp Grant during the 1943 college football season.[1] The Warriors were coached by Charlie Bachman of Michigan State, and compiled a record of 2–6–2 against an incredibly hard schedule that included final #2 Iowa Pre-Flight, #3 Michigan, #5 Purdue, and #6 Great Lakes Navy. They were ranked a single time by the AP, achieving the #20 spot with a 2–3–1 record, and were dropped the next week after a loss to the #13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Camp Grant Pre-Flight ranked 22nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 95.6.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at IllinoisW 23–03,500[3]
September 18Michigan
L 0–2611,000[4]
September 25Wisconsin
  • Rockford HS Stadium
  • Rockford, IL
W 10–711,000[5]
October 2Marquette
  • Rockford HS Stadium
  • Rockford, IL
T 7–711,000[6]
October 9at No. 7 PurdueL 0–1913,000[7]
October 16at No. 13 MinnesotaL 7–1335,000[8]
October 23at Fort RileyNo. 20Fort Riley, KST 13–1310,000[9]
November 6at Great Lakes Navy
L 0–1222,000[10]
November 13at No. 5 Iowa Pre-FlightL 13–28[11][12]
November 20Fort Riley
  • Rockford HS Stadium
  • Rockford, IL (Midwest Army Championship)
L 6–1010,000[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP20

References

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  1. ^ "Camp Grant". The Miami Herald. November 28, 1943. p. 47. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Illinois Loses Debut To Camp Grant, 23-0". The Miami News. September 12, 1943. p. 27. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Wolverines Top Soldier Eleven 26-0". Hartford Courant. September 19, 1943. p. 45. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Long Field Goal Beats Badgers". The Star Press. September 26, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Rudan Scores As Marquette Ties Camp Grant". The Journal Times. October 4, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Purdue Downs Camp Grant". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1943. p. 27. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "It's Jug Joust Time -- So the Gophers Dig In". The South Bend Tribune. October 18, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Fort Riley-Camp Grant Game for Army Grid Title is 13-13 Tie". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 24, 1943. p. 17. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "Bluejackets Nip Camp Grant 11". The Lincoln Star. November 7, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  11. ^ Jack North (November 14, 1943). "Seahawks Tune Up for Irish, 28-13". The Des Moines Register. pp. 5–1, 5–4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Iowa Seahawks Defeat Camp Grant Team 28-13". The Capital Times. November 14, 1943. p. 32. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "Fort Riley Takes 'Breaks' To Best Camp Grant, 10-6". The Pantagraph. November 21, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  14. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.