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1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team

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1943 Camp Grant Warriors football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6–2
Head coach	Charlie Bachman (1st season)
Captain	Coomer (left tackle)
Home stadium	Rockford HS Stadium
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 military service football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No.17Bainbridge		–		7	–	0	–	0
Bunker Hill NAS		–		6	–	0	–	0
Greensboro		–		4	–	0	–	0
Memphis NATTC		–		2	–	0	–	0
No.2Iowa Pre-Flight		–		9	–	1	–	0
No.10March 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.6Great 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[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	atIllinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 23–0	3,500	^[3]
September 18	Michigan		Rockford HS Stadium Rockford, IL	L 0–26	11,000	^[4]
September 25	Wisconsin		Rockford HS Stadium Rockford, IL	W 10–7	11,000	^[5]
October 2	Marquette		Rockford HS Stadium Rockford, IL	T 7–7	11,000	^[6]
October 9	at No. 7Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–19	13,000	^[7]
October 16	at No. 13Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–13	35,000	^[8]
October 23	atFort Riley	No. 20	Fort Riley, KS	T 13–13	10,000	^[9]
November 6	atGreat Lakes Navy		Ross Field Great Lakes, IL	L 0–12	22,000	^[10]
November 13	at No. 5Iowa Pre-Flight		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 13–28		^[11]^[12]
November 20	Fort Riley		Rockford HS Stadium Rockford, IL (Midwest Army Championship)	L 6–10	10,000	^[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[14]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—

References[edit]

^ "Camp Grant". The Miami Herald. November 28, 1943. p. 47. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ 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

^ "Illinois Loses Debut To Camp Grant, 23-0". The Miami News. September 12, 1943. p. 27. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ "Wolverines Top Soldier Eleven 26-0". Hartford Courant. September 19, 1943. p. 45. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ "Long Field Goal Beats Badgers". The Star Press. September 26, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ "Rudan Scores As Marquette Ties Camp Grant". The Journal Times. October 4, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ "Purdue Downs Camp Grant". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1943. p. 27. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ "It's Jug Joust Time -- So the Gophers Dig In". The South Bend Tribune. October 18, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ "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.

^ "Bluejackets Nip Camp Grant 11". The Lincoln Star. November 7, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ Jack North (November 14, 1943). "Seahawks Tune Up for Irish, 28-13". The Des Moines Register. pp. 5–1, 5–4 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Iowa Seahawks Defeat Camp Grant Team 28-13". The Capital Times. November 14, 1943. p. 32. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ "Fort Riley Takes 'Breaks' To Best Camp Grant, 10-6". The Pantagraph. November 21, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.

v t e World War II military service football teams
Bowl games	1943 Sun Bowl 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
All-Service	1943 All-Service football team 1944 All-Service football team
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

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