1943 San Diego Naval Air Station Bluejackets football team

The 1943 San Diego Naval Air Station Bluejackets football team represented San Diego Naval Air Station during the 1943 college football season. The team was coached by Bo Molenda, a former Michigan football player, and played on Hull Field in San Diego, California. The Bluejackets compiled a 7–2 record, shut our four teams, and outscored their opponents by a total of 255 to 36. They also defeated No. 4 ranked USC in November, which at the time was riding a six game undefeated, untied, and unscored upon streak.

1943 San Diego Naval Air Station Bluejackets football
ConferenceIndependent
1943 record7–2
Head coach
CaptainEd Nelson (right tackle)
Home stadiumHull Field
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 25Redlands
W 20–05,000[1]
October 3Fort Ord
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 59–0[2]
October 9Camp Pomona
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 48–2[3]
October 16No. 12 March Field
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
L 0–7[4]
October 23Compton JC
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 35–0[5]
October 30UCLA
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 28–06,000–8,000[6][7]
November 6No. 4 USC
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 10–76,000[8]
November 21San Pedro All-StarsNo. 18
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 53–76,000[9]
November 28at No. 9 March Field
L 2–1314,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "San Diego Gobs Trim Redlands". The San Francisco Examiner. 1943-09-26. p. 43. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. "San Diego Navy Grids Smash Ft. Ord, 59-0". The Los Angeles Times. 1943-10-04. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. "San Diego Navy Dumps Soldiers". The Los Angeles Times. 1943-10-10. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  4. "March Field Wins Toughie, 7-0". The Pasadena Post. 1943-10-17. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  5. "San Diego Navy Drubs Compton". The San Francisco Examiner. 1943-10-24. p. 38. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  6. "Gobs Whip UCLA, 28-0". The San Francisco Examiner. 1943-10-31. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  7. "Bruins Lose Again! San Diego Navy Wins in Breeze, 28-0". Long Beach Independent. 1943-10-31. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  8. "SC Trojans Kick Game Away To San Diego Gobs". The Fresno Bee The Republican. 1943-11-07. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  9. "San Diego Tars Crush All-Stars". The Pasadena Post. 1943-11-22. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  10. "Plenty to Worry Stagg's Gridders". Appeal-Democrat. 1943-11-29. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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