1943 Sampson Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team

1943 Sampson Naval Training Station Bluejackets football
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1943 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

The 1943 Sampson Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team, also called the "Sailors", represented United States Navy's Sampson Naval Training Station (Sampton NTS), located in Seneca County, New York, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Mal Stevens, the Bluejackets compiled a record of 7–2. The team's roster included Joe Davis and Dom Principe.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Sampson NTS ranked 84th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 70.9.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Cornell
L 13–276,000[2][3]
October 3Philadelphia YellowjacketsSampson, NYW 47–7[4]
October 102:30 p.m.at Villanova
W 17–78,000–10,000[5][6][7][8]
October 17Rome AABSampson, NYW 47–012,000[9]
October 23at RPITroy, NYW 7–0[10]
October 31at Rome AABRome, NYW 48–71,500[11]
November 7York VikingsSampson, NYW 55–0[12]
November 132:45 p.m.at No. 6 Army
L 7–168,000[13][14]
November 202:00 p.m.at Muhlenberg
W 28–73,000–4,000[15][16][17][18]

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References

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  1. ^ 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 icon.
  2. ^ "Cornell 1st Half Drive Sinks Sampson, 27-13". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 1C. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Cornell Defeats Sampson, 27-13". Sunday News. New York, New York. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 41C. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Sampson Jolts Phila. Jackets". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1943. p. 22. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Tumelty, Joe (October 10, 1943). "Villanova, Sampson Play Today". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4S. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Tumelty, Joe (October 11, 1943). "Villanova Is Jarred, 17-7, By Sampson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 23. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Tumelty, Joe (October 11, 1943). "Sampson Trims Villanova, 17-7 (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 24. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Varied Sampson Attack Vanquishes Villanova, 17-7". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. October 11, 1943. p. 23. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Sampson Easily Defeats Rome". Elmira Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. Associated Press. October 18, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "7-0 Triumph To Sampson". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. October 24, 1943. p. 4C. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Sampson Turns Back Rome, 48-7". The Troy Record. Troy, New York. November 1, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "York Beaten By Sampson Eleven, 55-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. November 8, 1943. p. 23. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Kenna to Start for Army Against Sampson Today". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. November 13, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Smith, Jack (November 14, 1943). "Army Upsets Sampson, 16-7 In Second Half". Sunday News. New York, New York. p. C40. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "'Mules' Face Powerful Sampson Sailors Here Today in Final Local Football Game of Season". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Sampson Eleven, Studded With Stars, Has Too Much Power For Muhlenberg". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Sampson 28, Mules 7 (continued)". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Sampson Naval Station Strikes Fast To Win From Muhlenberg, 34[sic] to 7". Atlantic City Press. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Associated Press. November 21, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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