1943 Memphis Naval Air Station Blues football team

The 1943 Memphis Naval Air Station Blues football team represented the Memphis Naval Air Station during the 1943 college football season. After starting with a 3–0 record, the rest of the Memphis Naval Station's football games were abruptly cancelled on October 10, when the Navy ruled that the NAS could not play at Crump Stadium in Memphis, and so no longer had an adequate playing field to conduct the remainder of their contests. Memphis Naval held out for three weeks in the first three AP polling's of the 1943 season, but were eventually dropped from the rankings on October 25.[1]

1943 Memphis Naval Air Station Blues football
ConferenceIndependent
1943 record3–0
Head coach
CaptainFrank Filchock
Home stadiumCrump 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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Rosecrans Fliers (MO)
W 57–0[2][3]
October 2Tulane
W 41–725,000[4]
October 9SMUNo. 13
W 20–6[5]
October 16at LSUNo. 15
Cancelled [6]
October 23ArkansasNo. 19Memphis, TNCancelled [7]
October 30at Miami (OH)
Cancelled [8]
November 6at Texas
Cancelled [9]
Marquette
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
Cancelled [10]
Fort Benning
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
Cancelled [11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Memphis Naval Football Schedule Cancelled". Daily World. 1943-10-10. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  2. "Memphis Team Has Brilliant 57-0 Grid Debut". Kingsport Times. 1943-09-27. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  3. "Memphis Navy Victor, 57 to 0". Chattanooga Daily Times. 1943-09-27. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  4. "Tulane's Green Wave Unable To Handle Memphis' Powerful Sailors, Lose 41-7". Johnson City Press. 1943-10-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  5. "1943 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  6. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  7. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  8. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  9. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  10. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  11. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
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