1943 San Diego Naval Air Station Bluejackets football team

The 1943 San Diego Naval Air Station Bluejackets football team represented San Diego Naval Air Station during the 1943 college football season. The team was coached by Bo Molenda, a former Michigan football player, and played on Hull Field in San Diego, California. The Bluejackets compiled a 7–2 record, shut our four teams, and outscored their opponents by a total of 255 to 36. They also defeated No. 4 ranked USC in November, which at the time was riding a six game undefeated, untied, and unscored upon streak.

1943 San Diego Naval Air Station Bluejackets football
Conference	Independent
1943 record	7–2
Head coach	Bo Molenda (1st season)
Captain	Ed Nelson (right tackle)
Home stadium	Hull Field

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 25	Redlands		Hull Field San Diego, CA	W 20–0	5,000	[1]
October 3	Fort Ord		Hull Field San Diego, CA	W 59–0		[2]
October 9	Camp Pomona		Hull Field San Diego, CA	W 48–2		[3]
October 16	No. 12 March Field		Hull Field San Diego, CA	L 0–7		[4]
October 23	Compton JC		Hull Field San Diego, CA	W 35–0		[5]
October 30	UCLA		Hull Field San Diego, CA	W 28–0	6,000–8,000	[6][7]
November 6	No. 4 USC		Hull Field San Diego, CA	W 10–7	6,000	[8]
November 21	San Pedro All-Stars	No. 18	Hull Field San Diego, CA	W 53–7	6,000	[9]
November 28	at No. 9 March Field		Wheelock Field Riverside, CA ("Army–Navy game of the West")	L 2–13	14,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "San Diego Gobs Trim Redlands". The San Francisco Examiner. 1943-09-26. p. 43. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
2. "San Diego Navy Grids Smash Ft. Ord, 59-0". The Los Angeles Times. 1943-10-04. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
3. "San Diego Navy Dumps Soldiers". The Los Angeles Times. 1943-10-10. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
4. "March Field Wins Toughie, 7-0". The Pasadena Post. 1943-10-17. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
5. "San Diego Navy Drubs Compton". The San Francisco Examiner. 1943-10-24. p. 38. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
6. "Gobs Whip UCLA, 28-0". The San Francisco Examiner. 1943-10-31. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
7. "Bruins Lose Again! San Diego Navy Wins in Breeze, 28-0". Long Beach Independent. 1943-10-31. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
8. "SC Trojans Kick Game Away To San Diego Gobs". The Fresno Bee The Republican. 1943-11-07. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
9. "San Diego Tars Crush All-Stars". The Pasadena Post. 1943-11-22. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
10. "Plenty to Worry Stagg's Gridders". Appeal-Democrat. 1943-11-29. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-07-06.