1943 Bowman Field Bombers football team

The 1943 Bowman Field Bombers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's First Troop Carrier Company at Bowman Field, located near Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Bill Stein, the Bombers compiled a record of 2–4. Stein had played college football at the University of Oregon and coached at high schools and colleges in the Western United States.[1] Lieutenant Joe Murphy, who had played at Georgia Tech, was the team's backfield coach.[2]

1943 Bowman Field Bombers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4
Head coach
  • Bill Stein (1st season)
Home stadiumduPont Manual 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

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bowman Field ranked 204th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 35.6.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 102:30 p.m.Fort Knox
L 6–136,500[4][5]
October 172:30 p.m.at Patterson Field
L 6–103,566[6][7][8][9]
October 242:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 12–01,200[10][11]
October 31at Fort KnoxFort Knox, KYL 0–197,500[12][13]
November 7at Gardiner HospitalChicago, ILW 13–0[14]
November 212:30 p.m.Wright Field
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 9–135,000[15][16]

[17]

References
  1. "City Assured Sunday Football". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 28, 1943. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Bowman Field And Ft. Knox Here Next Sunday". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 3, 1943. p. 7, section 4. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  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. "Knox Works Hard For Bowman Tilt". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 8, 1943. p. 11, section 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Taylor, Ken (October 11, 1943). "Armoraiders Nick Bombers 13-6". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Patterson All-Stars Set For Bowman Field Here Sunday". The Dayton Herald. Dayton, Ohio. October 17, 1943. p. 1, section 3. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "All-Star[sic] Set (continued)". The Dayton Herald. Dayton, Ohio. October 17, 1943. p. 2, section 3. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Gibson, Bob (October 18, 1943). "Patterson Eleven Turns Back Enemy". The Dayton Herald. Dayton, Ohio. p. 14. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Bombers Beaten 10-6 By Patterson". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 18, 1943. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Bombers Battle Ind. State Today". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 24, 1943. p. 3, section 4. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Bowman Field Bombers Whip Indiana State, 12-0". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 25, 1943. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Bombers Meet Fort Knox Today". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 31, 1943. p. 5, section 4. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Ft. Knox's Forte Beats Bombers". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 1, 1943. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Bowman Smashes Gardiner". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 8, 1943. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Louisville's Beck To Play Against Bombers Today". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 21, 1943. p. 12, section 4. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. Taylor, Ken (November 22, 1943). "Kittyhawks Take To Air To Blast Bombers 13-9". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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