1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football team

The 1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Seahawks football team represented the United States Navy's Del Monte Pre-Flight School during the 1943 college football season. The school was located at the Hotel Del Monte in Del Monte, California (annexed in 1948 into Monterey, California), The team compiled a 7–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 65, and was ranked No. 8 in the final AP Poll.[1]

1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record7–1
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

Bill Kern, who had been the head coach at Carnegie Tech and West Virginia prior to the war, was the team's head coach. The team included a number of athletes who were then serving in the Navy. Notable players include: Paul Christman, an All-American quarterback at Missouri; Parker Hall, an All-American back out of Ole Miss who played in the NFL from 1939 to 1942; Len Eshmont, a back who played in the NFL in 1941; Ed Cifers, an end who played in the NFL from 1941 to 1942; Bowden Wyatt, an end out of Tennessee; and Jim McDonald, a back who played in the NFL from 1938 to 1939.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Del Monte Pre-Flight ranked 20th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 96.8.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Alameda Coast Guard
W 34–710,000[4]
October 3Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 33–725,000[5]
October 10Pleasanton Naval Distribution CenterNo. 15 Del Monte, CAW 34–66,000[6]
October 16at No. 10 Pacific (CA)No. 11
L 7–1610,000[7]
October 24at San FranciscoNo. 15
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 34–010,000[8]
November 6at UCLANo. 14
W 26–715,000[9]
November 21at St. Mary's Pre-FlightNo. 14
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 37–1445,000[10]
November 27at CaliforniaNo. 10
W 47–810,000–12,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References
  1. "1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. "Bill Kern Has Powerful Team at Del Monte". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 29, 1943. p. 15 – 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. "Del Monte in 34-7 Victory Over Lions". Oakland Tribune. September 27, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bob Blake (October 4, 1943). "Del Monte Officers Trounce Game St. Mary's, 33-7". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Del Monte in 34 to 6 Rout". Oakland Tribune. October 11, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Pacific 16, Del Monte 7: Podesto & Co. Stop Touted Officer Play". Oakland Tribune. October 17, 1943. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Dons Victims of Del Monte". San Mateo Times. October 25, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Al Wolf (November 7, 1943). "Bruins Bow, 26-7: Del Monte Offices Run Wild". Los Angeles Times. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Bob Blake (November 22, 1943). "Bears Next For Del Monte". Oakland Tribune. pp. 22–23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Lee Dunbar (November 28, 1943). "Del Monte Pre-Flight Beats Bears 47-8: Officers Make 5 Touchdowns". Oakland Tribune. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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