1943 Camp Edwards Yanks football team

The 1943 Camp Edwards Yanks football team represented the United States Army's Camp Edwards, located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, during the 1943 college football season. Clell Barton was the team's head coach for the first six games of the season before he was transferred to another military post and succeeded by Lieutenant Frank Palmisani, an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame.[1][2] The Yanks compiled an overall record of 4–5. The team's captain was Hank Corrado, who played football at Medford High School, which won a state championship in 1942. Bill Smaltz, who had played college football at Pennsylvania State University, was a fullback for the Yanks.[3]

1943 Camp Edwards Yanks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
  • Clell Barton (1st season; first 6 games)
  • Frank Palmisani (1st season, final 3 games)
CaptainHank Corrado
Home stadiumLogan Field
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, Fort Sheridan ranked 214th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 30.7.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 23:00 p.m.Harvard
L 0–710,000[5][6][7]
October 92:00 p.m.at Bates
L 7–13[8][9]
October 173:00 p.m.Milford Merchants
  • Logan Field
  • Camp Edwards, MA
W 30–05,000[10][11]
October 232:00 p.m.at Tufts
L 7–182,000[12][13]
October 30at WPIWorcester, MAL 6–21[14]
November 62:30 p.m.at Harvard
L 7–144,500[15][16]
November 14New Bedford WhalersCamp Edwards, MAW 35–0[17]
NovemberMurphy ClubW 34–0
NovemberFall RiverW 20–18

[18]

References
  1. Gould, Ben (November 5, 1943). "Utrecht Star Coachign Camp Edwards' Team". Brooklyn Eagle. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 18. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Lamisani[sic] Gets Coaching Job at Edwards". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Associated Press. November 11, 1943. p. 31. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Kaese, Harold (October 20, 1943). "Hank Corrado Elected Edwards Grid Captain". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 19. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. 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.
  5. Nason, Jerry (October 2, 1943). "Holy Cross Favored Against Bruin Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Harvard Club Upsets Camp Edwards, 7 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 3, 1943. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Harvard Whips Camp Edwards". Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald. Portland, Maine. October 3, 1943. p. B7. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Bates Underdog For First Home Struggle". Portland Press Herald. Portland, Maine. October 9, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Ori's 50-Yard Pass Give Bates Victory Over 'Edwards', 13-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 10, 1943. p. 24. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Camp Edwards Gridders Host to Milford Club". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 17, 1943. p. 21. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Edwards' Soldiers Flatten Milford Merchants, 30-0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 18, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. Kaese, Harold (October 23, 1943). "Medford Boy Rival Leader Against Tufts". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. Kaese, Harold (October 24, 1943). "Tufts Whips Edwards, 18-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 24. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Worcester Tech Traps 'Edwards' Soldiers, 21-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1943. p. 28. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. Webb, Melville (November 6, 1943). "Harvard Opposes Edwards' Eleven After Month's Rest". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. Webb, Melville (November 7, 1943). "Harvard Defeats Soldiers". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 28. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. "Edwards Crushes New Bedford, 35-0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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