1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football team

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]

1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 8
1943 record7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1943 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 Bainbridge      7 0 0
Bunker Hill NAS      6 0 0
Greensboro      6 0 0
Memphis NAS      3 0 0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight      9 1 0
No. 10 March Field      9 1 0
No. 8 Del Monte Pre-Flight      7 1 0
Randolph Field      9 1 1
Georgia Pre-Flight      5 1 0
No. 6 Great Lakes Navy      10 2 0
San Diego NAS      7 2 0
Fort Riley      6 2 1
Alameda Coast Guard      4 2 1
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight      3 4 1
North Carolina Pre-Flight      2 4 1
Camp Grant      2 6 2
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Alameda Coast GuardW 34–710,000[3]
October 3Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 33–725,000[4]
October 10Pleasanton Naval
Distribution Center
No. 15 Del Monte, CAW 34–66,000[5]
October 16at No. 10 Pacific (CA)No. 11
L 7–1610,000[6]
October 24at San FranciscoNo. 15
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 34–010,000[7]
November 6at UCLANo. 14W 26–715,000[8]
November 21at Saint Mary's Pre-FlightNo. 14
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 37–1445,000[9]
November 27at CaliforniaNo. 10W 47–810,000–12,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. "Bill Kern Has Powerful Team at Del Monte". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 29, 1943. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Del Monte in 34-7 Victory Over Lions". Oakland Tribune. September 27, 1943. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bob Blake (October 4, 1943). "Del Monte Officers Trounce Game St. Mary's, 33-7". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Del Monte in 34 to 6 Rout". Oakland Tribune. October 11, 1943. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pacific 16, Del Monte 7: Podesto & Co. Stop Touted Officer Play". Oakland Tribune. October 17, 1943. pp. 17–18 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dons Victims of Del Monte". San Mateo Times. October 25, 1943. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Al Wolf (November 7, 1943). "Bruins Bow, 26-7: Del Monte Offices Run Wild". Los Angeles Times. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bob Blake (November 22, 1943). "Bears Next For Del Monte". Oakland Tribune. pp. 22–23 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Lee Dunbar (November 28, 1943). "Del Monte Pre-Flight Beats Bears 47-8: Officers Make 5 Touchdowns". Oakland Tribune. pp. 15–16 via Newspapers.com.
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