1943 Bowman Field Bombers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 2–4 |
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Home stadium | duPont Manual Stadium |
The 1943 Bowman Field Bombers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's First Troop Carrier Company at Bowman Field, located near Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Bill Stein, the Bombers compiled a record of 2–4. Stein had played college football at the University of Oregon and coached at high schools and colleges in the Western United States. [1] Lieutenant Joe Murphy, who had played at Georgia Tech, was the team's backfield coach. [2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bowman Field ranked 204th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 35.6. [3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Fort Knox | L 6–13 | 6,500 | [4] [5] | |
October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Patterson Field | L 6–10 | 3,566 | [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
October 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Indiana State |
| W 12–0 | 1,200 | [10] [11] |
October 31 | at Fort Knox | Fort Knox, KY | L 0–19 | 7,500 | [12] [13] | |
November 7 | at Gardiner Hospital | Chicago, IL | W 13–0 | [14] | ||
November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Wright Field |
| L 9–13 | 5,000 | [15] [16] |
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1943 Bowman Field Bombers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 2–4 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | duPont Manual Stadium |
The 1943 Bowman Field Bombers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's First Troop Carrier Company at Bowman Field, located near Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Bill Stein, the Bombers compiled a record of 2–4. Stein had played college football at the University of Oregon and coached at high schools and colleges in the Western United States. [1] Lieutenant Joe Murphy, who had played at Georgia Tech, was the team's backfield coach. [2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bowman Field ranked 204th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 35.6. [3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Fort Knox | L 6–13 | 6,500 | [4] [5] | |
October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Patterson Field | L 6–10 | 3,566 | [6] [7] [8] [9] | |
October 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Indiana State |
| W 12–0 | 1,200 | [10] [11] |
October 31 | at Fort Knox | Fort Knox, KY | L 0–19 | 7,500 | [12] [13] | |
November 7 | at Gardiner Hospital | Chicago, IL | W 13–0 | [14] | ||
November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Wright Field |
| L 9–13 | 5,000 | [15] [16] |
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