1943 March Field Flyers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 9–1 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Wheelock Field |
The 1943 March Field Flyers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Fourth Air Force stationed at March Field during the 1943 college football season. The base was located in Riverside, California. The team compiled a 9–1 record, outscored all opponents by a total of 292 to 65, and was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll. It defeated both UCLA and USC (then ranked No. 9), and it sole loss was on the road against Washington.[1]
The team was coached by Major Paul J. Schissler, a former NFL coach. The team was led on the field by Jack Jacobs, who was later inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, March Field ranked 25th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 94.6.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | Pacific All-Stars |
| W 45–13 | 5,500 | [3] | |||
October 2 | Redlands |
| W 40–0 | [4] | ||||
October 9 | UCLA | No. 16 |
| W 47–7 | 9,000 | [5] | ||
October 16 | at San Diego NTS | No. 12 | San Diego, CA | W 7–0 | 6,000 | [6] | ||
October 23 | at Washington | No. 14 | L 7–27 | 18,000 | [7] | |||
October 30 | at St. Mary's Pre-Flight | W 7–6 | 25,000 | [8] | ||||
November 7 | Pomona Army Ordnance |
| W 72–0 | 2,500 | [9] | |||
November 13 | at No. 9 USC | No. 15 | W 35–0 | 30,000 | [10] | |||
November 28 | San Diego NTS | No. 9 |
| W 13–2 | 14,000 | [11] | ||
December 11 | Pacific (CA) | No. 9 |
| W 19–10 | 7,500 | [12] | ||
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Rankings
Week | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 16 | 12 (4) | 14 | — | — | 15 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
References
- ↑ "1943 March Field Flyers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ "Flyers Flash Passes to Rip All-Stars, 45-13". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1943. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fourth Air Force Routs Redlands Grids, 40-0". Los Angeles Times. October 3, 1943. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Al Wolf (October 10, 1943). "Fourth Airmen Bomb Bruins in 47-7 Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Flyers Held To 7-0 Victory By Bluejackets". Los Angeles Times. October 17, 1943. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Huskies Upset March Field's Flyers, 27-7". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 24, 1943. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "4th Air Force Cops, 7 to 6: Jacobs' Kick Return With Double Lateral Defeats Air Devils". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1943. pp. 17–18.
- ↑ "March Field's Subs Smother Pomona, 72-0". The San Bernardino County Sun. November 8, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Braven Dyer (November 14, 1943). "Jacobs Sparks Flyers To 35-0 Win Over S.C.: Indian Ace Ruins Troy With Passes". Los Angeles Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Al Wolf (November 29, 1943). "Flyers Score Repeat Win Over Navy: Army Grids Turn in 13-2 Victory". Los Angeles Times. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Al Wolf (December 12, 1943). "Flyers Score Easy 19-0 Victory Over Tigers: Staggmen Never Near Touchdown". Los Angeles Times. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.