1943 Memphis Naval Air Station Blues football team

The 1943 Memphis Naval Air Station Blues football team represented the Memphis Naval Air Station during the 1943 college football season. After starting with a 3–0 record, the rest of the Memphis Naval Station's football games were abruptly cancelled on October 10, when the Navy ruled that the NAS could not play at Crump Stadium in Memphis, and so no longer had an adequate playing field to conduct the remainder of their contests. Memphis Naval held out for three weeks in the first three AP polling's of the 1943 season, but were eventually dropped from the rankings on October 25.[1]

1943 Memphis Naval Air Station Blues football
Conference	Independent
1943 record	3–0
Head coach	Denny Myers (1st season)
Captain	Frank Filchock
Home stadium	Crump Stadium

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			–					6	–	0	–	0
Memphis NAS			–					3	–	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
San Diego NAS			–					7	–	2	–	0
Fort Riley			–					6	–	2	–	1
Alameda Coast Guard			–					4	–	2	–	1
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight			–					3	–	4	–	1
North Carolina Pre-Flight			–					2	–	4	–	1
Camp Grant			–					2	–	6	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Rosecrans Fliers (MO)		Memphis NAS Base Memphis, TN	W 57–0		[2][3]
October 2	Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 41–7	25,000	[4]
October 9	SMU	No. 13	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 20–6		[5]
October 16	at LSU	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	Cancelled		[6]
October 23	Arkansas	No. 19	Memphis, TN	Cancelled		[7]
October 30	at Miami (OH)		Miami Field Cleveland, OH	Cancelled		[8]
November 6	at Texas		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Cancelled		[9]
	Marquette		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	Cancelled		[10]
	Fort Benning		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	Cancelled		[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Memphis Naval Football Schedule Cancelled". Daily World. 1943-10-10. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
2. "Memphis Team Has Brilliant 57-0 Grid Debut". Kingsport Times. 1943-09-27. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
3. "Memphis Navy Victor, 57 to 0". Chattanooga Daily Times. 1943-09-27. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
4. "Tulane's Green Wave Unable To Handle Memphis' Powerful Sailors, Lose 41-7". Johnson City Press. 1943-10-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
5. "1943 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
6. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
7. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
8. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
9. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
10. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
11. "Clipped From Waco Tribune-Herald". Waco Tribune-Herald. 1943-10-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-07-03.