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1942 Fort Monmouth Signalmen football team

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The 1942 Fort Monmouth Signalmen football team represented Fort Monmouth during the 1942 college football season. The Signalmen compiled a 5–2–2 record, outscored their opponents by a total of 132 to 62, and shut out four opponents, on their way to capturing the mythical Second Army Corps area service crown with wins over Fort Totten and Camp Upton, along with a tie against Manhattan Beach. They would be ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press post-season poll for service academies.

ConferenceIndependent
APNo. 14 (APS)
Record5–2–2
Headcoach
  • Auggie Bossu (1st season)
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1942 Fort Monmouth Signalmen football
Mythical Second Army Corps Area champions[1]
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 14 (APS)
Record5–2–2
Head coach
  • Auggie Bossu (1st season)
CaptainFrank Gnup (quarterback)
Home stadiumFrawley Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
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1942 military service football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Second Air Force – 11–0–1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard – 6–0–1
No. 17 March Field – 11–2–0
No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight – 7–1–1
No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight – 8–2–1
No. 6 Jacksonville NAS – 9–3–0
No. 1 Great Lakes Navy – 8–3–1
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight – 7–3–1
No. 15 Fort Riley – 6–3–0
No. 14 Fort Monmouth – 5–2–2
No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight – 6–3–1
No. T–20 Fort Douglas – 5–3–0
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS – 4–3–1
No. 16 Camp Davis – 4–3–2
Albuquerque AAB – 5–4–0
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS – 4–4–1
Santa Ana AAB – 4–4–0
Will Rogers AB – 4–4–0
No. 7 Camp Grant – 4–5–0
No. 8 Pensacola NAS – 3–5–1
No. T–18 Fort Totten – 3–5–1
Camp Pickett – 1–6–0
No. 12 Fort Knox – 2–6–0
Alameda Coast Guard – 1–7–1
No. T–18 Spence Field – 0–4–0
No. T–20 Daniel Field – 0–6–0
Rankings from AP Service Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Philadelphia Defense
  • Frawley Field
  • Camp Wood, NJ
Cancelled 4,000[2]
September 26at ColumbiaL 0–396,000[3]
October 42:30 p.m.Scranton
  • Frawley Field
  • Camp Wood, NJ
W 13–0[4][5]
October 10at Lafayette
L 3–7[6]
October 182:30 p.m.Manhattan Beach Coast Guard
  • Frawley Field
  • Camp Wood, NJ
T 14–145,000[7][8]
October 24at Army plebes (freshmen)W 13–21,000[9]
November 12:30 p.m.Camp Upton
  • Frawley Field
  • Camp Wood, NJ
W 32–07,000?[10][11]
November 82:30 p.m.Lancaster Presidents
  • Frawley Field
  • Camp Wood, NJ
W 46–0[12][13]
November 14at RutgersT 0–03,000[14]
November 22Camp Kilmer
  • Frawley Field
  • Camp Wood, NJ
Cancelled [15]
November 29Fort Totten
  • Frawley Field
  • Camp Wood, NJ (Second corps area championship)
W 6–0[16]
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