1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team

The 1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at Saint Mary's College of California during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 210 to 92.[1]

1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 5 (APS)
Record6–3–1
Head coach
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

Tex Oliver was the head coach. Two members of the team were named to the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team: Joe Ruetz at right guard and Frankie Albert at quarterback. In addition, Tom Smith (right guard) and Bob Koch (right halfback) were named to the 1942 All-Navy Preflight Cadet All-America team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Pacific (CA)
W 38–9[3]
September 26at Oregon Portland, ORW 10–9
October 3at UCLAW 18–720,000
October 10vs. Alameda Coast GuardW 40–0[4]
November 8vs. Santa Ana AAB
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 59–012,000[5][6][7]
November 14at WashingtonT 0–05,000
November 22vs. No. 14 Santa Clara San Francisco, CAW 13–625,000[8]
November 28at No. 12 StanfordL 13–28
December 5at CaliforniaL 6–12
December 19at No. 14 USCL 13–216,643

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References

  1. "1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. Grantland Rice (December 27, 1942). "All-Navy All-America". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Russ Newland (September 20, 1942). "Jim Newquist, Bob Koch Star As Oliver's Navy Wins, 38-9". The Register-Guard. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Alan Ward (October 11, 1942). "Pre-Flight Swamps Coast Guard, 40-0: Albert Hurls Moragans to Easy Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Dyer, Braven (November 8, 1942). "Navy Preflights Face Air Base Grid Today". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 19, part I. Retrieved May 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Dyer, Braven (November 9, 1942). "Navy Routs Army, 59-0". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 19, part I. Retrieved May 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Dyer, Braven (November 9, 1942). "Army Routed by Preflights (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 21, part I. Retrieved May 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Alan Ward (November 23, 1942). "Bronc Bowl Hopes Ruined by Preflight: Bottari's Air Shots Bring 13-6 Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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