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1943 March Field Flyers football team

The 1943 March Field Flyers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Fourth Air Force stationed at March Field during the 1943 college football season. The base was located in Riverside, California. The team compiled a 9–1 record, outscored all opponents by a total of 292 to 65, and was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll. It defeated both UCLA and USC (then ranked No. 9), and it sole loss was on the road against Washington.[1]

1943 March Field Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 10
Record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumWheelock Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Bainbridge   –   7 – 0 – 0
Bunker Hill NAS   –   6 – 0 – 0
Greensboro   –   4 – 0 – 0
Memphis NATTC   –   2 – 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
Lubbock AAF   –   5 – 1 – 0
Ottumwa NAS   –   5 – 1 – 0
Camp Davis   –   8 – 2 – 0
Sampson NTS   –   7 – 2 – 0
San Diego NTS   –   7 – 2 – 0
Keesler Field   –   3 – 1 – 0
Wright Field   –   1 – 0 – 1
Camp Lejeune   –   6 – 2 – 1
Fort Riley   –   6 – 2 – 1
Kearns Field   –   5 – 2 – 0
Fort Knox   –   4 – 2 – 0
Cherry Point Marines   –   4 – 2 – 1
Alameda Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 1
Fort Douglas   –   4 – 2 – 1
300th Infantry   –   5 – 3 – 0
176th Infantry   –   4 – 3 – 0
Blackland AAF   –   4 – 3 – 0
Fort Sheridan   –   4 – 3 – 0
Fort Warren   –   4 – 3 – 0
Norman NAS   –   4 – 3 – 0
Charleston Coast Guard   –   5 – 4 – 0
Salt Lake AAB   –   4 – 3 – 2
124th Infantry   –   2 – 2 – 0
Camp Kilmer   –   2 – 2 – 0
Camp Lee   –   5 – 5 – 0
Logan Navy   –   2 – 2 – 0
Spokane Air Service   –   2 – 2 – 0
Camp Edwards   –   4 – 5 – 0
Curtis Bay Coast Guard   –   4 – 5 – 0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   3 – 4 – 1
Jacksonville NATTC   –   3 – 4 – 0
Richmond AAB   –   4 – 6 – 1
Atlantic City NAS   –   2 – 3 – 0
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   2 – 4 – 1
Patterson Field   –   2 – 4 – 1
Bowman Field   –   2 – 4 – 0
Kirtland Field   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lakehurst NAS   –   2 – 4 – 0
Camp Grant   –   2 – 6 – 2
Lowry Field   –   1 – 3 – 0
Fort Monroe   –   3 – 7 – 0
Daniel Field   –   2 – 7 – 0
Camp Gordon   –   1 – 4 – 0
South Plains AAF   –   1 – 4 – 0
Greenville AAB   –   1 – 5 – 0
Ward Island Marines   –   1 – 5 – 0
Bryan AAF   –   1 – 6 – 0
Pocatello AAB   –   0 – 3 – 0
Norfolk Fleet Marines   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was coached by Major Paul J. Schissler, a former NFL coach. The team was led on the field by Jack Jacobs, who was later inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, March Field ranked 25th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 94.6.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Pacific All-Stars
W 45–135,500[3]
October 2Redlands
  • Wheelock Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 40–0[4]
October 9UCLANo. 16
  • Wheelock Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 47–79,000[5]
October 16at San Diego NTSNo. 12San Diego, CAW 7–06,000[6]
October 23at WashingtonNo. 14
L 7–2718,000[7]
October 30at St. Mary's Pre-Flight
W 7–625,000[8]
November 7Pomona Army Ordnance
  • Wheelock Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 72–02,500[9]
November 13at No. 9 USCNo. 15
W 35–030,000[10]
November 28San Diego NTSNo. 9
  • Wheelock Field
  • Riverside, CA
W 13–214,000[11]
December 11Pacific (CA)No. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 19–107,500[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP1612 (4)14——158910

References

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  1. ^ "1943 March Field Flyers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ 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  .
  3. ^ "Flyers Flash Passes to Rip All-Stars, 45-13". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1943. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fourth Air Force Routs Redlands Grids, 40-0". Los Angeles Times. October 3, 1943. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Al Wolf (October 10, 1943). "Fourth Airmen Bomb Bruins in 47-7 Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Flyers Held To 7-0 Victory By Bluejackets". Los Angeles Times. October 17, 1943. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskies Upset March Field's Flyers, 27-7". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 24, 1943. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "4th Air Force Cops, 7 to 6: Jacobs' Kick Return With Double Lateral Defeats Air Devils". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1943. pp. 17–18.
  9. ^ "March Field's Subs Smother Pomona, 72-0". The San Bernardino County Sun. November 8, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Braven Dyer (November 14, 1943). "Jacobs Sparks Flyers To 35-0 Win Over S.C.: Indian Ace Ruins Troy With Passes". Los Angeles Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Al Wolf (November 29, 1943). "Flyers Score Repeat Win Over Navy: Army Grids Turn in 13-2 Victory". Los Angeles Times. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Al Wolf (December 12, 1943). "Flyers Score Easy 19-0 Victory Over Tigers: Staggmen Never Near Touchdown". Los Angeles Times. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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