1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team

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1943 Camp Grant Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
1943 record2–6–2
Head coach
CaptainCoomer (left tackle)
Home stadiumRockford HS Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 military service football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Bainbridge   –   7 – 0 – 0
Bunker Hill NAS   –   6 – 0 – 0
Greensboro   –   6 – 0 – 0
Memphis NAS   –   3 – 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
San Diego NTS   –   7 – 2 – 0
Fort Riley   –   6 – 2 – 1
Alameda Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 1
St. Mary's Pre-Flight   –   3 – 4 – 1
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   2 – 4 – 1
Camp Grant   –   2 – 6 – 2
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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Illinois
W 23–03,500[2]
September 18Michigan
L 0–2611,000[3]
September 25Wisconsin
  • Rockford HS Stadium
  • Rockford, IL
W 10–711,000[4]
October 2Marquette
  • Rockford HS Stadium
  • Rockford, IL
T 7–711,000[5]
October 9No. 7 Purdue
L 0–19[6]
October 16No. 13 MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNL 7–13[7]
October 23Fort RileyNo. 20Fort Riley, KST 13–1310,000[8]
November 6Great Lakes Navy
  • Ross Field
  • Great Lakes, IL
L 0–1222,000[9]
November 13No. 5 Iowa Pre-FlightIowa City, IAL 13–28[10]
NovemberFort Riley
  • Rockford HS Stadium
  • Rockford, IL ("Midwest Army Championship")
L 6–1010,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Camp Grant". The Miami Herald. 1943-11-28. p. 47. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  2. ^ "Illinois Loses Debut To Camp Grant, 23-0". The Miami News. 1943-09-12. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  3. ^ "Wolverines Top Soldier Eleven 26-0". Hartford Courant. 1943-09-19. p. 45. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  4. ^ "Long Field Goal Beats Badgers". The Star Press. 1943-09-26. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  5. ^ "Rudan Scores As Marquette Ties Camp Grant". The Journal Times. 1943-10-04. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  6. ^ "Purdue Downs Camp Grant". The Baltimore Sun. 1943-10-10. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  7. ^ "It's Jug Joust Time -- So the Gophers Dig In". The South Bend Tribune. 1943-10-18. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  8. ^ "Fort Riley-Camp Grant Game for Army Grid Title is 13-13 Tie". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1943-10-24. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  9. ^ "Bluejackets Nip Camp Grant 11". The Lincoln Star. 1943-11-07. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  10. ^ "Iowa Seahawks Defeat Camp Grant Team 28-13". The Capital Times. 1943-11-14. p. 32. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  11. ^ "Fort Riley Takes 'Breaks' To Best Camp Grant, 10-6". The Pantagraph. 1943-11-21. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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