1943 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team
1943 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 10–2 |
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Home stadium | Ross Field |
The 1943 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team represented the United States Navy's Great Lakes Naval Training Station (Great Lakes NTS) during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 10–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 257 to 108, and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll.[1] Tony Hinkle, who coached at Butler University before the war, was in his second season as head coach.
The Bluejackets played multiple games against teams that were ranked in the final AP Poll, including an upset of national champion Notre Dame in the final game of the season. The team's two losses were to Purdue and Northwestern, which finished the season ranked No. 5 and No 9, respectively, in the final AP Poll.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Great Lakes Navy ranked seventh among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 112.3.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 12 | Fort Riley |
| W 20–19 | 15,000 | [3] | |||
September 18 | Purdue |
| L 13–23 | 22,000 | [4] | |||
September 25 | Iowa |
| W 21–7 | [5] | ||||
October 2 | Pittsburgh |
| W 40–0 | 22,000 | [6] | |||
October 9 | No. 18 Ohio State | No. 12 |
| W 13–6 | 22,000 | [7] | ||
October 16 | at Northwestern | No. 14 | L 0–13 | 35,000 | [8] | |||
October 24 | at Marquette | W 41–7 | 15,000 | [9] | ||||
October 30 | at Western Michigan | No. 18 | W 32–6 | 9,500 | [10] | |||
November 6 | Camp Grant |
| W 12–0 | 20,000 | [11] | |||
November 13 | at Indiana | W 21–7 | 7,500 | [12] | ||||
November 20 | Marquette |
| W 25–6 | 22,000 | [13] | |||
November 27 | vs. No. 1 Notre Dame | W 19–14 | 23,000 | [14] | ||||
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Rankings
[edit]Week | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 12 | 14 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 6 (1) |
References
[edit]- ^ "1943 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 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
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- ^ "Great Lakes Defeats Fort Riley, 20 to 19". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 13, 1943. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boilermakers Triumph, 23-13, at Great Lakes". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 19, 1943. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bluejackets' 3 Brilliant Plays Top Iowa, 21-7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 26, 1943. p. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lach Leads Bluejackets to 3rd Victory". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 3, 1943. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bluejackets Beat Youthful Buckeyes, 13-6". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 10, 1943. pp. II-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. U. Wins: Graham Leads 13 to 0 Victory Over Sailors". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1943. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Great Lakes Wins, 41 to 7, at Marquette". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 25, 1943. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sailors Hang 32 to 6 Defeat on W. Michigan". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 31, 1943. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bluejackets Whip Warriors, 12-0, on Juzwik's Two Scores". Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 7, 1943. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Great Lakes Triumphs, 21 to 7; Indiana's Weak Line Is a Help". Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 14, 1943. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sailors Hand Hilltoppers a 25-6 Defeat". Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 21, 1943. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sailors Defeat Notre Dame, 19-14". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 28, 1943. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.