1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football Independent 5–1 Jimmy Kitts 1st Schaefer Field The 1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football team, sometimes called the "Sea Flyers", represented Ottumwa Naval Air Station (Ottumwa NAS), located near Ottumwa, Iowa, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Jimmy Kitts, the Skyers compiled a record of 5–1. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Ottumwa NAS ranked 74th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 75.6.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah December 17, 1943 18 April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule Central September 26 w y Iowa Pre-Flight B team Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 14–6 800 Sky Flyers's Power Slugs Cadet B, 14-6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123290719/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa September 27, 1943 11 April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 2:00 p.m. w 1943 Fort Crook Jeepherders Fort Crook Ottumwa High School Stadium Ottumwa, IA 29–0 Skyers In 2nd Game Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123291042/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 10, 1943 5, sports section April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Skyers Scrape Ft. Crook, 29-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123290941/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 11, 1943 12 April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 3:00 p.m. w Iowa Pre-Flight B team Schaefer Field Ottumwa, IA 13–0 6,000 Skyers Will Clash With Beahawks https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123291721/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 17, 1943 2, sports section April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Ottumwa Navy Repeats Over Beahawks, 13-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123291527/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 18, 1943 11 April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Ottumwa--- (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123291597/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 18, 1943 12 April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 8:00 p.m. w Iowa State Ottumwa, IA 13–12 4,500 Cyclones To Face Ottumwa Minus Ace Howard Tippee https://www.newspapers.com/article/council-bluffs-nonpareil/123291887/ Council Bluffs Nonpareil Council Bluffs, Iowa October 23, 1943 4 April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Cyclones Fail 13-12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123292052/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 24, 1943 1, sports section April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Cyclones--- (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123292173/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 24, 1943 5, sports section April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 2:00 p.m. l Bunker Hill NAS Schaefer Field Ottumwa, IA 13–19 6,500 Bunker Hill Set to Test Ottumwa Sea Flyers https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123292257/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 31, 1943 3, sports section April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Kutner's Play Deals Skyers First Defeat The Des Moines Register Bert McGrane November 1, 1943 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18008267/kutners_play_deals_skyers_first_defeat/ November 14 w y Iowa State Prison Fort Madison, IA 54–0 1,500 Skyers Meet Prison Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123292418/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa November 14, 1943 5, sports section April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Skyers Roll Over Prison Eleven, 54-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/123292337/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa November 15, 1943 12 April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com 6 Games For Sea Flyers https://www.newspapers.com/article/des-moines-tribune/123292526/ Des Moines Tribune Des Moines, Iowa September 16, 1943 25 April 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Daye John 2014 Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football Haworth, New Jersey St. Johann Press 147–148 978-1-937943-21-9 References Ottumwa Naval Air Station Category:Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football seasons Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football