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]
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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Week | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 16 | 12 (4) | 14 | — | — | 15 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
1943 March Field Flyers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 9–1 |
Head coach |
|
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]
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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Week | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 16 | 12 (4) | 14 | — | — | 15 | 8 | 9 | 10 |