The 1943 Fort Warren Broncos football team represented the United States Army base at Fort Warren, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during the 1943 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Wee Willie Smith, the Broncos compiled a record of 4–3.
1943 Fort Warren Broncos football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–3 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Frontier Park |
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Warren ranked 68th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 75.6.[1]
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | at Lowry Field | L 0–7 | [2][3][4] | |||
September 25 | at Colorado | L 0–38 | [5] | |||
October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at Utah | W 60–0 | 8,000 | [6][7][8] | |
October 10 | Kearney AAF |
| W 27–6 | 7,000 | [9][10] | |
October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kearney AAF |
| W 33–6 | [11][12] | |
October 31 | 2:30 p.m. | at Salt Lake AAB |
| W 10–0 | 1,500 | [13][14][15] |
November 13 | at Fort Riley | L 7–14 | 2,500 | [16][17] | ||
November 28 | Fort Douglas | Cheyenne, WY | cancelled | [18][19] | ||
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References
edit- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lowry Field Sets Ft. Warren Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 11, 1943. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lowry-Warren Open Intermountain Football". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. September 11, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Warren Loses to Lowry Field". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Associated Press. September 12, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Buffaloes Hand Fort Second Straight Defeat". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 26, 1943. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hodgson, Jimmy (October 2, 1943). "Utah Reskins Given Slight Edge Over Fort Warren". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 22. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hodgson, Jimmy (October 3, 1943). "Ft. Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss in History". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 6B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hodgson, Jimmy (October 3, 1943). "Fort Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Warren user aerial strategy to beat Kearney". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 11, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Warren Beats Kearney". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Associated Press. October 11, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Broncos Due Here Sunday". The Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 16, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ft. Warren Eleven too Powerful for Air Base Eleven; Score Is 33-6". The Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 18, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "G. I.s Leading Service Grid League". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 26, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Warren Battles Air Base Today". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 31, 1943. p. B5. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hodgson, Jimmy (November 1, 1943). "Fort Warren Stops Wings, 10-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 12. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Riley Trims Broncos, 14-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 14, 1943. p. 6B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bob Ruman Stars As Fort Riley Beats Fort Warren, 14-7". Arizona Daily Star. November 14, 1943. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fort Douglas Will Oppose Warren". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. Associated Press. November 5, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Douglas Cancels". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. Associated Press. November 23, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 143–144. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.