1943 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team

The 1943 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team was an American football team that represented the United States Coast Guard's Alameda Coast Guard station during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2–1 record. Lieutenant Joe Verducci was the coach, and George Arabian was the assistant coach.[1] The team's two losses were against teams that ended the season ranked in the top 20 in the final AP Poll: Del Monte Pre-Flight (No. 8) and Amos Alonzo Stagg's Pacific Tigers (No. 19).

1943 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1943 military service football records
ConfOverall
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

Two Alameda players were named by the Pacific coast sports editors to the 1943 Service All-Coast football team. Quentin Greenough received first-team honors, and Gonzalo Morales received second-team honors.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Alameda Coast Guard ranked 55th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 81.8.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Pacific (CA)
L 7–1410,000[4][5]
September 26Del Monte Pre-Flight
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 7–348,500–10,000[6][7]
October 10vs. San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 26–03,000[8][9]
October 17vs. Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 21–715,000[10]
October 23Pleasanton Naval Replacement Center
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 46–63,500[11]
October 31NevadaCancelled
November 7vs. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 13–1320,000[12]
November 20at California
W 7–0[13]

[14]

Roster

The roster included:

  • Dante Benedetti - guard
  • Quentin Greenough - center, formerly of Oregon State
  • Dale Halbert - halfback
  • Colin Hill, formerly of San Jose State
  • John Johnson - line
  • Albert King - tackle, formerly of Loyola
  • Rudy Matulka - guard
  • Charles McDowell - end
  • Bill McPartland - tackle, formerly of St. Mary's
  • Donald Menicucci - halfback
  • Gonzalo Morales - halfback, formerly of St. Mary's
  • Billy Russo - fullback, formerly of San Francisco University
  • Fred Shew - formerly of San Francisco University
  • Howard Taft - end
  • John Wilborn - halfback
  • Charles Wilson - back

References
  1. "Coast Guard Eleven Ready: Sea Lions Will Open Season With Pacific At Kezar on Sept. 18". Oakland Tribune. September 3, 1943 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Dan McGuire (December 5, 1943). "Four Pacific Players Named on United Press Star Team". Hanford Morning Journal. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Pacific Beats Coast Guard". Los Angeles Times. September 19, 1943. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Harry Borba (September 19, 1943). "Pacific Noses Out Coast Guard Eleven in Final Minutes, 14-7". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Del Monte in 34-7 Victory Over Lions". Oakland Tribune. September 27, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Harry Borba (September 27, 1943). "Del Monte Flyers Trounce Sealions". San Francisco Examiner. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alameda Coast Guard 26-0 Victor Over San Francisco U." Long Beach Sun. October 11, 1943. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Dons Trounced by Coast Guard, 26-0". San Francisco Examiner. October 11, 1943. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Prescott Sullivan (October 18, 1943). "Coast Guard Drubs St. Mary's, 21 to 7: Sealions Hold 14-0 Lead at Half; Forward Pass Brings First Score". San Francisco Examiner. p. 20.
  11. Harry Borba (October 24, 1943). "46-6 Walkover: Sea Lions Pile It On; Coast Guard Air Shots Beat Gobs". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Pre-Flight, Guard Play 13-13 Game: Coaches Refuse to Comment on Officials Who Called Three Scores Back on Penalties". Oakland Tribune. November 8, 1943. pp. 16–17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Lee Dunbar (November 21, 1943). "Bears Defeated, 7-0: Touchdown Scored in 3rd Quarter". Oakland Tribune. pp. A17–A18 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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