1943 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team

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The 1943 San Diego Naval Air Station Bluejackets football team represented San Diego Naval Training Station (San Diego NTS) 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. 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 USC in November, which at the time was riding a six-game undefeated, untied, and unscored upon streak.

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Headcoach
CaptainEd Nelson (right tackle)
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1943 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainEd Nelson (right tackle)
Home stadiumHull Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
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1943 military service football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, San Diego NTS ranked 53rd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 82.5.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Redlands
W 20–05,000[2]
October 3Fort Ord
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 59–0[3]
October 9Camp Pomona
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 48–2[4]
October 16No. 12 March Field
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
L 0–7[5]
October 23Compton JC
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 35–0[6]
October 30UCLA
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 28–06,000–8,000[7][8]
November 6No. 4 USC
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 10–76,000[9]
November 21San Pedro All-StarsNo. 17
  • Hull Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 53–76,000[10]
November 28at No. 9 March Field
L 2–1314,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

See also: 1943 college football rankings
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