1943 Norfolk Fleet Marines football team

1943 Norfolk Fleet Marines football
1943 Norfolk Fleet Marines football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–9
Home stadium	Forman Field
	Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 military service football records
v t e	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 Norfolk Fleet Marines football team represented the Fleet Marine Force of the United States Marine Corps at Norfolk, Virginia, during the 1943 college football season. The Marines compiled a record of 0–9.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, the Norfolk Fleet Marines ranked 236th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 19.7.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		at Fort Monroe	Fort Monroe, VA	L 0–18		^[2]^[3]
October 1	8:00 p.m.	at Apprentice	Apprentice stadium Newport News, VA	L 6–25		^[4]^[5]
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Camp Lee	Forman Field Norfolk, VA	L 0–40		^[6]^[7]
October ?		Richmond AAB		L 0–20
October 24		Richmond AAB	Forman Field Norfolk, VA	L 0–40	1,500	^[8]
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Camp Lejeune	New River, NC	L 6–55		^[9]^[10]
November 13	8:15 p.m.	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–74		^[11]^[12]
November 21	2:30 p.m.	Fort Monroe	Forman Field Norfolk, VA	L 6–44		^[13]^[14]
November 25	2:30 p.m.	at William & Mary freshmen	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 0–72	2,500	^[15]^[16]
All times are in Eastern time

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References

^ 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 .
^ "Gunners Play Fleet Marines". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. September 25, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fort Monroe Overpowers Fleet Marine Force By 18 To 0 Score". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. September 26, 1943. p. 2B. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Apprentice Gridders Set For Lively Class Tonight With Fleet Marine Force". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 1, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Apprentices Get Scare When Fleet Marines Score In First Period But Win Handily 25-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 2, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Marines To Play Camp Lee Today". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Newport News, Virginia. October 10, 1943. p. 5, part 2. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fleet Marines Trampled 40-0 By Camp Lee". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 11, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Richmond Air Base Thunderbyrds Trample Norfolk Fleet Marines". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 25, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lejeune To Play". Greensboro Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 5, 1943. p. 8, section 2. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Camp Lejeune Routes Norfolk Marines, 55-6". Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 7, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Spiders Tackle Marines Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 13, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Spiders roll over Norfolk Marines, 74–7, in night game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 14, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Marines To Play Gunners Sunday". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Newport News, Virginia. November 20, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fort Monroe Gunners Close Season With 44-6 Victory". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 22, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Football William And Mary vs. Norfolk Fleet Marines". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1943. p. 16. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Indian Freshmen Win by 72 to 0 Over Marines". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 26, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.

[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 .

[2] "Gunners Play Fleet Marines". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. September 25, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Fort Monroe Overpowers Fleet Marine Force By 18 To 0 Score". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. September 26, 1943. p. 2B. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "Apprentice Gridders Set For Lively Class Tonight With Fleet Marine Force". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 1, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Apprentices Get Scare When Fleet Marines Score In First Period But Win Handily 25-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 2, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "Marines To Play Camp Lee Today". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Newport News, Virginia. October 10, 1943. p. 5, part 2. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] "Fleet Marines Trampled 40-0 By Camp Lee". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 11, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] "Richmond Air Base Thunderbyrds Trample Norfolk Fleet Marines". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 25, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[9] "Lejeune To Play". Greensboro Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 5, 1943. p. 8, section 2. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[10] "Camp Lejeune Routes Norfolk Marines, 55-6". Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 7, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] "Spiders Tackle Marines Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 13, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[12] "Spiders roll over Norfolk Marines, 74–7, in night game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 14, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Marines To Play Gunners Sunday". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Newport News, Virginia. November 20, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[14] "Fort Monroe Gunners Close Season With 44-6 Victory". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 22, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[15] "Football William And Mary vs. Norfolk Fleet Marines". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1943. p. 16. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[16] "Indian Freshmen Win by 72 to 0 Over Marines". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 26, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[17] Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.

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v t e World War II military service football teams
Bowl games	1943 Sun Bowl 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
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1942	Army Navy Great Lakes Navy (AP Service [APS] No. 1) Iowa Pre-Flight (APS No. 2) Georgia Pre-Flight (APS No. 3) North Carolina Pre-Flight (APS No. 4) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (APS No. 5) Jacksonville NAS (APS No. 6) Camp Grant (APS No. 7) Pensacola NAS (APS No. 8) Manhattan Beach Coast Guard (APS No. 9) Corpus Christi NAS (APS No. 10) Second Air Force (APS No. 11) Fort Knox (APS No. 12) Lakehurst NAS (APS No. 13) Fort Monmouth (APS No. 14) Fort Riley (APS No. 15) Camp Davis (APS No. 16) March Field (APS No. 17) Fort Totten (APS T-No. 18) Spence Field (APS T-No. 18) Daniel Field (APS T-No. 20) Fort Douglas (APS T-No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Albuquerque AAB Santa Ana AAB Will Rogers AB
1943	Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 2) Navy (AP No. 4) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 6) Del Monte Pre-Flight (AP No. 8) March Field (AP No. 10) Army (AP No. 11) Bainbridge (AP No. 17) 124th Infantry 176th Infantry 300th Infantry Alameda Coast Guard Atlantic City NAS Blackland AAF Bowman Field Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Davis Camp Edwards Camp Grant Camp Gordon Camp Kilmer Camp Lee Camp Lejeune Charleston Coast Guard Cherry Point Marines Curtis Bay Coast Guard Daniel Field Fort Douglas Fort Knox Fort Monroe Fort Riley Fort Sheridan Fort Warren Georgia Pre-Flight Greensboro Greenville AAB Jacksonville NATTC Kearns Field Keesler Field Kirtland Field Lakehurst NAS Logan Navy Lowry Field Lubbock AAF Memphis NATTC Norfolk Fleet Marines Norman NAS North Carolina Pre-Flight Ottumwa NAS Patterson Field Pocatello AAB Randolph Field Richmond AAB St. Mary's Pre-Flight Salt Lake AAB Sampson NTS San Diego NTS South Plains AAF Spokane Air Service Ward Island Marines Wright Field
1944	Army (AP No. 1) Randolph Field (AP No. 3) Navy (AP No. 4) Bainbridge (AP No. 5) Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 6) March Field (AP No. 10) Norman NAS (AP No. 13) El Toro Marines (AP No. 16) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 17) Fort Pierce (AP No. 18) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (AP No. 19) Second Air Force (AP No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Amarillo AAF Atlantic City NAS Bergstrom Field Blackland AAF Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Beale Camp Ellis Camp Lee Camp Peary Chatham Field Cherry Point Marines Coronado Amphibious Daniel Field Ellington Field Fairfield-Suisun AAB Fleet City Fort Monroe Fort Warren Fourth Infantry Galveston AAF Georgia Pre-Flight Hondo AAF Jacksonville NAS Keesler Field Klamath Falls Marine Barracks Lincoln AAF Lubbock AAF Maxwell Field Miami NTC Minter Field North Carolina Pre-Flight Olathe NAS Ottumwa NAS Richmond AAB Sampton NTS San Diego NTS San Francisco Coast Guard Selman Field South Plains AAF Third Air Force Third Infantry Tonopah AAF
1945	Army (AP No. 1) Navy (AP No. 3) Air Transport Command Amarillo AAF AAF Training Command Albany Navy Atlantic City NAS Bainbridge Barksdale Field Bergstrom Field Camp Beale Camp Blanding Camp Detrick Camp Lee Camp Peary Cherry Point Marines Dalhart AAF Corpus Christi NAS Eastern Flying Training Command El Toro Marines Ellington Field Farragut NTS First Air Force Fleet City Fort Benning Fort McClellan Fort Monroe Fort Pierce Fort Riley Fort Warren Fourth Air Force Great Bend AAF Great Lakes Navy Gulfport AAF Homestead AAB Hondo AAF Hutchinson NAS Jacksonville NAS Kearney AAF Keesler Field Lake Charles AAF Little Creek Luke Field Miami NAS Miami NTC Minter Field North Camp Hood Oceana NAS Olathe NAS Pensacola NAS Personnel Distribution Command Saint Mary's Pre-Flight San Diego NTS Santa Barbara Marines Second Air Force Selman Field South Camp Hood Stockton AAF Third Air Force Williams Field

1943 Norfolk Fleet Marines football team

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