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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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More information Conf., Overall ...
1942 military service football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Second Air Force  1101
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard  601
No. 17 March Field  1120
No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight  711
No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight  821
No. 6 Jacksonville NAS  930
No. 1 Great Lakes Navy  831
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight  731
No. 15 Fort Riley  630
No. 14 Fort Monmouth  522
No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight  631
No. T–20 Fort Douglas  530
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS  431
No. 16 Camp Davis  432
Albuquerque AAB  540
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS  441
Santa Ana AAB  440
Will Rogers AB  440
No. 7 Camp Grant  450
No. 8 Pensacola NAS  351
No. T–18 Fort Totten  351
Camp Pickett  160
No. 12 Fort Knox  260
Alameda Coast Guard  171
No. T–18 Spence Field  040
No. T–20 Daniel Field  060
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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