1942 Fort Douglas MPs football team

The 1942 Fort Douglas MPs football team represented Fort Douglas during the 1942 college football season.[1] Under the coaching of a former Utah football player, Murray Maughan, the MPs compiled a 5–3 record, although they were outscored by their opponents by a total of 174 to 159. On a December 2nd Associated Press poll for the ranking of service academies, Fort Douglas received a single tenth place vote, good enough to place them at No. 20 alongside Daniel Field and Camp Shelby.

1942 Fort Douglas MPs football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 20 (APS)
1942 record5–3
Head coach
  • Murray Maughan
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 258:00 p.m.at Weber
W 45–01,500[2][3]
October 5at Logan Navy-Marines
  • Ogden Municipal Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 12–7800[4][5]
October 10at Second Air ForceWendover, UTL 0–371,200[6][7]
October 16at BYUProvo, UTW 24–133,000+[8][9]
October 23Utah State
L 7–491,000[10]
October 312:00 p.m.Denver
L 6–44[11][12]
November 11Hill Field
W 26–72,000[13][14]
November 142:30 p.m.Idaho State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 39–171,000[15][16]
November 26at Hill Field
  • Ogden Municipal Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
Cancelled [17]

References
  1. "Major Goates Plans Winter Sports At Fort". Deseret News. 1942-11-20. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  2. "McDonough, Adelt in Star Roles As Soldiers trim Weber". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. 1942-09-26. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  3. "Soldiers Slate friday Game With Weber JC". Salt Lake Telegram. 1942-09-19. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  4. "Soldiers Eke Out 12 to 7 Decision Navy-Marines". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. 1942-10-05. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  5. "Runs 85 Yards". Salt Lake Telegram. 1942-10-05. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  6. "Bombers Trip Fort Douglas". The Salt Lake Tribune. 1942-10-11. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  7. "Second Air Force Whips Fort Douglas, 37-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. 1942-10-11. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  8. "Cougars take Lead then Falter". Deseret News. 1942-10-17. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  9. "Fort Douglas Triumphs Over Cougars". The Herald-Journal. 1942-10-17. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  10. "Rejuvenated Farmers Handcuffs MP's With 49-7 Triumph". The Herald-Journal. 1942-10-24. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  11. "Fort Eleven Heads for Denver Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. 1942-10-30. p. 20. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  12. "D. U. Blasts Ft. Douglas, 44-6". The Salt Lake Tribune. 1942-11-01. p. 29. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  13. "Military Police To Tackle ISB". Deseret News. 1942-11-12. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  14. "The Sports Highway". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. 1942-10-30. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  15. "Military Police To Tackle ISB". Deseret News. 1942-11-12. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  16. "M P's Hammer Tough Bengal Team, 39 to 17". The Salt Lake Tribune. 1942-11-15. p. 28. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  17. "The Sports Highway". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. 1942-10-30. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
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