1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football | |
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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]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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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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Week | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 15 | 11 (6) | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 (9) |
1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 7–1 |
Head coach |
|
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]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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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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Week | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 15 | 11 (6) | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 (9) |