1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football team
| 1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 7–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
The 1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Seahawks football team represented the United States Navy's Del Monte Pre-Flight School during the 1943 college football season. The school was located at the Hotel Del Monte in Del Monte, California (annexed in 1948 into Monterey, California), The team compiled a 7–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 65, and was ranked No. 8 in the final AP Poll.[1]
Bill Kern, who had been the head coach at Carnegie Tech and West Virginia prior to the war, was the team's head coach. The team included a number of athletes who were then serving in the Navy. Notable players include: Paul Christman, an All-American quarterback at Missouri; Parker Hall, an All-American back out of Ole Miss who played in the NFL from 1939 to 1942; Len Eshmont, a back who played in the NFL in 1941; Ed Cifers, an end who played in the NFL from 1941 to 1942; Bowden Wyatt, an end out of Tennessee; and Jim McDonald, a back who played in the NFL from 1938 to 1939.[2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Del Monte Pre-Flight ranked 20th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 96.8.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | Alameda Coast Guard | W 34–7 | 10,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 3 | Saint Mary's |
| W 33–7 | 25,000 | [5] | |||
| October 10 | Pleasanton Naval Distribution Center | No. 15 | Del Monte, CA | W 34–6 | 6,000 | [6] | ||
| October 16 | at No. 10 Pacific (CA) | No. 11 |
| L 7–16 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | at San Francisco | No. 15 |
| W 34–0 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
| November 6 | at UCLA | No. 14 | W 26–7 | 15,000 | [9] | |||
| November 21 | at St. Mary's Pre-Flight | No. 14 |
| W 37–14 | 45,000 | [10] | ||
| November 27 | at California | No. 10 | W 47–8 | 10,000–12,000 | [11] | |||
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Rankings
[edit]| Week | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 15 | 11 (6) | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 (9) |
References
[edit]- ^ "1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Bill Kern Has Powerful Team at Del Monte". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 29, 1943. p. 15 – 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
. - ^ "Del Monte in 34-7 Victory Over Lions". Oakland Tribune. September 27, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Blake (October 4, 1943). "Del Monte Officers Trounce Game St. Mary's, 33-7". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Del Monte in 34 to 6 Rout". Oakland Tribune. October 11, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific 16, Del Monte 7: Podesto & Co. Stop Touted Officer Play". Oakland Tribune. October 17, 1943. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dons Victims of Del Monte". San Mateo Times. October 25, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Al Wolf (November 7, 1943). "Bruins Bow, 26-7: Del Monte Offices Run Wild". Los Angeles Times. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Blake (November 22, 1943). "Bears Next For Del Monte". Oakland Tribune. pp. 22–23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lee Dunbar (November 28, 1943). "Del Monte Pre-Flight Beats Bears 47-8: Officers Make 5 Touchdowns". Oakland Tribune. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
