1943 Fort Riley Centaurs football team

The 1943 Fort Riley Centaurs football team represented the Cavalry Replacement Training Center at Fort Riley, a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, as an independent during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 92.[1]

1943 Fort Riley Centaurs football
ConferenceIndependent
1943 record6–2–1
Head coach
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

Fran Welch was the team's head coach. Players included Reino Nori (quarterback, Chicago Bears), Bernie Ruman (halfback, Arizona), Bob Ruman (quarterback/halfback), Keith Caywood, Bennie Sheridan, Corwin Clatt (fullback), Leonard Klusman, Daniel Carmichael, Bobby Ford (halfback, Mississippi State), Paul Duhart, Clifton Patton (guard), Sam Goldman, Bob Balaban (end), and George Wendall.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Great Lakes Navy
L 19–2015,000[2]
September 25Lowry FieldFort Riley, KSW 60–2010,000[3]
October 9Norman NASFort Riley, KSW 39–01,500[4]
October 16at DenverDenver, COW 47–05,000[5]
October 23 No. 20 Camp GrantFort Riley, KST 13–1310,000[6]
October 30at No. 9 Iowa Pre-FlightL 2–19< 3,500[7]
November 13Fort WarrenManhattan, KSW 14–72,500[8]
November 20at Camp GrantRockford, ILW 10–67,000[9]
November 25KansasJunction City, KSW 22–74,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1943 Fort Riley Centaurs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. "Great Lakes Defeats Fort Riley, 20 to 19". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 13, 1943. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ruman Pitches as Fort Riley Swamps Lowry: Centaurs Rout Bombers of Denver by Lopsided 60 to 20 Score". Arizona Daily Star. September 26, 1943. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rumans Star as Fort Riley Routs Norman Air Base, 39-0". Arizona Daily Star. October 10, 1943. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ft. Riley Swamps Denver U. 47 to 0". Arizona Daily Star. October 18, 1943. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fort Riley 13, Camp Grant 13". The Des Moines Register. October 24, 1943. p. 3-3 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Seahawks Toy With Fort Riley Team". The Democrat and Leader. October 31, 1943. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bob Ruman Stars As Fort Riley Beats Fort Warren, 14-7". Arizona Daily Star. November 14, 1943. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Centaurs Down Warriors, 10-6". The Star Press (Muncie, IN). November 21, 1943. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "K.U. Loses Turkey Day Tilt 22 to 7". The Iola Register. November 26, 1943. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
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