1942 Camp Davis Fighting AA's football team

The 1942 Camp Davis Fighting AA's football team represented Camp Davis during the 1942 college football season. The Fighting AA's compiled a 4–3–2 record, outscored their opponents by a total of 119 to 104 , and shut out three opponents. They would be ranked No. 16 in the Associated Press post-season poll for service academies.[1]

1942 Camp Davis Fighting AA's football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 16 (APS)
1942 record4–3–2
Head coach
  • Henry A. Johnson
CaptainLem Fitzgerald (quarterback)
Home stadiumLegion Field
1942 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Second Air Force   –    11 –0 –1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard   –    6 –0 –1
No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight   –    7 –1 –1
No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight   –    8 –2 –1
No. 6 Jacksonville NAS   –    9 –3 –0
No. 1 Great Lakes Navy   –    8 –3 –1
No. 17 March Field   –    5 –2 –0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight   –    7 –3 –1
No. 15 Fort Riley   –    6 –3 –0
No. 14 Fort Monmouth   –    5 –2 –2
No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –    6 –3 –1
No. T–20 Fort Douglas   –    5 –3 –0
Albuquerque AB   –    4 –3 –0
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS   –    4 –3 –1
No. 16 Camp Davis   –    4 –3 –2
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS   –    4 –4 –1
No. 7 Camp Grant   –    4 –5 –0
No. 8 Pensacola NAS   –    3 –5 –1
No. T–18 Fort Totten   –    3 –5 –1
Camp Pickett   –    1 –6 –0
No. 12 Fort Knox   –    2 –6 –0
Alameda Coast Guard   –    1 –7 –1
No. T–18 Spence Field   –    0 –4 –0
No. T–20 Daniel Field   –    0 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Service Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at The Citadel
L 0–32[2]
October 3Appalachian State
T 13–134,000[3]
October 10Catawba
  • Legion Stadium
  • Wilmington, NC
L 14–21[4]
October 17High Point
  • Legion Stadium
  • Wilmington, NC
W 20–05,000[5]
October 24East Carolina
  • Legion Stadium
  • Wilmington, NC
Cancelled
October 242:30 p.m.North Carolina Pre-Flight B team
W 2–01,500+[6][7]
October 31at Fort StoryNorfolk, VACancelled
November 7Presbyterian
  • Legion Stadium
  • Wilmington, NC
L 6–265,000[8]
November 11New River Marines
  • Legion Stadium
  • Wilmington, NC
Cancelled
November 14Cherry Point Marines
  • Legion Stadium
  • Wilmington, NC
W 37–04,000[9]
November 21Camp Lee
  • Legion Stadium
  • Wilmington, NC
Cancelled
November 21Daniel Field
  • Legion Stadium
  • Wilmington, NC
W 21–63,000[10]
November 26North Carolina reserves
  • Legion Field
  • Wilmington, NC
T 6–68,000[11]

References
  1. "1942 Football Schedules of College and service Teams Throughout Nation - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. "Camp Davis Blanked By Citadel Bulldogs". The News and Observer. 1942-09-27. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  3. "Appalachian Is Held To 13-13 Tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. 1942-10-04. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  4. "Catawba Indians Win Over Camp Davis, 21-14". The News and Observer. 1942-10-11. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  5. "Fitzgerald Shines As Camp Davis Wins". Asheville Citizen-Times. 1942-10-18. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  6. "Camp Davis Nips Navy School, 2-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. 1942-10-25. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  7. "Service Clubs Will Struggle On Kenan Field". The Daily Tar Heel. 1942-10-24. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  8. "Presbyterian Scores Win Over Camp Davis". The News and Observer. 1942-11-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  9. "Camp Davis Wins". Asheville Citizen-Times. 1942-11-15. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  10. "Camp Davis Defeats Augusta Outfit, 21-6". The News and Observer. 1942-11-22. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  11. "Camp Davis Team Plays Tar Heel Reserves To Tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. 1942-11-27. p. 21. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
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