1942 March Field Flyers football team

The 1942 March Field Flyers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Fourth Air Force stationed at March Field during the 1942 college football season. The base was located in Riverside, California. Led by head coach Paul J. Schissler, the Flyers compiled a record of 11–2.

1942 March Field Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 17 (APS)
Record11–2
Head coach
Home stadiumOrange Show Stadium, Wheelock Field
1942 military service football records
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 42:15 p.m.March Field Bombers
W 14–0[1][2]
October 10Redlands
  • Orange Show Stadium
  • San Bernardino, CA
W 25–14[3]
October 18at Fresno State
L 0–2010,000[4]
October 25at San Diego State
W 39–6[5]
November 1Los Alamitos NAB
  • Orange Show Stadium
  • San Bernardino, CA
W 47–0[6]
November 8Mather Field AAB
  • Orange Show Stadium
  • San Bernardino, CA
W 21–3[7]
November 15at San Diego BombersSan Diego, CAW 33–12[8]
November 222:15 p.m.San Diego NTS
  • Orange Show Stadium
  • San Bernardino, CA
W 21–3[9][10]
November 29Santa Ana AAB
  • Orange Show Stadium
  • San Bernardino, CA
W 16–7[11]
December 13Hollywood Bears
W 19–65,000[12]
December 20vs. Second Air Force
L 13–267,000[13]
December 27vs. Hollywood Bears / Los Angeles Bulldogs
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–1210,000[14][15][16][17]
January 3at San Diego BombersSan Diego, CA (Victory Bowl)W 28–1415,000[18][19]

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References
  1. "Bombers Meet Flyers Today". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 4, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Baird, Max (October 5, 1942). "Flyers Beat Bombers, 14-0". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Sid Friedlander (October 11, 1942). "Flyers Beat Bulldogs, 25-14". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ed Orman (October 19, 1942). "FSC Passes Acid Test In Romping Over March Field Eleven". The Fresno Bee. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "March Field Fliers Wreck San Diego, 39-6". The San Bernardino Daily Sun (AP story). October 26, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Sid Friedlander (November 2, 1942). "March Field Crushes Naval Air Base". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Sid Friedlander (November 9, 1942). "March Field Beats Mather Team, 21-3". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "March Field Crushes San Diego Team, 33-12". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 16, 1942. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Fliers to Play Seamen Today". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 22, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "March Field Flyers Beat San Diego". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1942. p. 9, part II. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. Friedlander, Sid (November 30, 1942). "March Field Cracks Tough Santa Ana, 16-7". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "March Field Defeats Bears". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. United Press. December 14, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Bomber Passing Humbles March Field, 26-13: Sewell Hurls Three Scores". Los Angeles Times. December 21, 1942. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "March Field, Pros Tangle Today For Charity". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 27, 1942. p. 9, part II. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Flyers Face Pro Squads (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 27, 1942. p. 11, part II. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. Zimmerman, Paul (December 28, 1942). "March Field Flyers Edge Pro All-Stars, 14-12". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 9, part II. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. Zimmerman, Paul (December 28, 1942). "Flyer Grids Defeat Pro All-Star Teams, 14-12". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 11, part II. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. "Flyers Meet Bombers Stars". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. January 3, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  19. "March Field Flyers Top Pro All-Stars, 28-14". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 4, 1943. p. 9, part II. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  20. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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