1943 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team
1943 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–2–1 |
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Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
The 1943 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team was an American football team that represented the United States Coast Guard's Alameda Coast Guard station during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2–1 record. Lieutenant Joe Verducci was the coach, and George Arabian was the assistant coach.[1] The team's two losses were against teams that ended the season ranked in the top 20 in the final AP Poll: Del Monte Pre-Flight (No. 8) and Amos Alonzo Stagg's Pacific Tigers (No. 19).
Two Alameda players were named by the Pacific coast sports editors to the 1943 Service All-Coast football team. Quentin Greenough received first-team honors, and Gonzalo Morales received second-team honors.[2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Alameda Coast Guard ranked 55th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 81.8.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Pacific (CA) | L 7–14 | 10,000 | [4][5] | |
September 26 | Del Monte Pre-Flight |
| L 7–34 | 8,500–10,000 | [6][7] |
October 10 | vs. San Francisco |
| W 26–0 | 3,000 | [8][9] |
October 17 | vs. Saint Mary's |
| W 21–7 | 15,000 | [10] |
October 23 | Pleasanton Naval Replacement Center |
| W 46–6 | 3,500 | [11] |
October 31 | Nevada | Cancelled | |||
November 7 | vs. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight |
| T 13–13 | 20,000 | [12] |
November 20 | at California | W 7–0 | [13] |
Roster
[edit]The roster included:
- Dante Benedetti - guard
- Quentin Greenough - center, formerly of Oregon State
- Dale Halbert - halfback
- Colin Hill, formerly of San Jose State
- John Johnson - line
- Albert King - tackle, formerly of Loyola
- Rudy Matulka - guard
- Charles McDowell - end
- Bill McPartland - tackle, formerly of St. Mary's
- Donald Menicucci - halfback
- Gonzalo Morales - halfback, formerly of St. Mary's
- Billy Russo - fullback, formerly of San Francisco University
- Fred Shew - formerly of San Francisco University
- Howard Taft - end
- John Wilborn - halfback
- Charles Wilson - back
References
[edit]- ^ "Coast Guard Eleven Ready: Sea Lions Will Open Season With Pacific At Kezar on Sept. 18". Oakland Tribune. September 3, 1943 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dan McGuire (December 5, 1943). "Four Pacific Players Named on United Press Star Team". Hanford Morning Journal. p. 7 – 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 .
- ^ "Pacific Beats Coast Guard". Los Angeles Times. September 19, 1943. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Borba (September 19, 1943). "Pacific Noses Out Coast Guard Eleven in Final Minutes, 14-7". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Del Monte in 34-7 Victory Over Lions". Oakland Tribune. September 27, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Borba (September 27, 1943). "Del Monte Flyers Trounce Sealions". San Francisco Examiner. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alameda Coast Guard 26-0 Victor Over San Francisco U." Long Beach Sun. October 11, 1943. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dons Trounced by Coast Guard, 26-0". San Francisco Examiner. October 11, 1943. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 18, 1943). "Coast Guard Drubs St. Mary's, 21 to 7: Sealions Hold 14-0 Lead at Half; Forward Pass Brings First Score". San Francisco Examiner. p. 20.
- ^ Harry Borba (October 24, 1943). "46-6 Walkover: Sea Lions Pile It On; Coast Guard Air Shots Beat Gobs". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lee Dunbar (November 21, 1943). "Bears Defeated, 7-0: Touchdown Scored in 3rd Quarter". Oakland Tribune. pp. A17–A18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.