1942 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1942 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football Independent 6 (APS) 9–3 Hobbs Adams 1st Mason Field The 1942 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football team represented the Jacksonville Naval Air Station during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 9–3 record and outscored opponents 232 to 76.1942 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Flyers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 2, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/jacksonville-naval-air-station/1942-schedule.html The team was ranked No. 6 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation Ashville Citizen-Times December 6, 1942 D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17922930/great_lakes_is_leading_service_team_of/ Newspapers.com The team's head coach was Hobbs Adams, who coached at Kansas State before the war. Key players included George McAfee (halfback, Chicago Bears), Ray Terrell (halfback, Ole Miss), George Faust (Minnesota), Bill Borcher (Oregon), Vic Fusia (Manhattan), and Bill Chipley. McAfee was selected as the right halfback on the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team.All-Navy All-America Beatrice Daily Sun Grantland Rice Grantland Rice December 27, 1942 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17985879/all_navy_allamerica/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 19 vs. Florida Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL W 20-7 8,500 Jacksonville Navy Fliers Outclass University of Florida Gators, 20-7 Sunday News-Democrat (Tallahassee, FL) Wayne Oliver September 20, 1942 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17920720/jacksonville_navy_fliers_outclass/ Newspapers.com September 25 vs Georgia Municipal Stadium Macon, GA L 0-14 11,000 Georgia Wins, 14-0: Bulldogs Lick Jacksonville's Starry Outfit The State Columbia, SC September 26, 1942 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99029965/georgia-wins-14-0-bulldogs-lick/ Newspapers.comFlorida Air Base Beaten By Georgia The Des Moines Register September 26, 1942 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17921022/florida_air_base_beaten_by_georgia/ Newspapers.com October 3 at Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium Miami, FL W 14-0 9,333 Hurricanes' Mistakes Costly, Fliers Score on 2 Big Breaks Miami Daily News October 4, 1942 1D, 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17921303/hurricanes_mistakes_costly_fliers/ Newspapers.com October 11 Spence Field Mason Field Jacksonville, FL W 33-0 Jax Fliers Win From Army Team The Palm Beach Post October 12, 1942 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17921463/jax_fliers_win_from_army_team/ Newspapers.com October 18 Daniel Field Mason Field Jacksonville, FL W 55-0 Jax Naval Defeats Daniel Field, 55-0 The Palm Beach Post October 19, 1942 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17921559/jax_naval_defeats_daniel_field_550/ Newspapers.com October 25 Tampa Mason Field Jacksonville, FL W 26-0 3,500 Fliers Forced to Air To Defeat Tampa 26-0 The Tampa Daily Times October 26, 1942 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17921799/fliers_forced_to_air_to_beat_tampa_260/ Newspapers.com October 30 at Georgia Pre-Flight Sanford Stadium Athens, GA L 6-20 7,000 Georgia Pre-Flighters Drub Jacksonville The Tennessean October 31, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17830504/georgia_preflighters_drub_jacksonville/ Newspapers.com November 8 at 1942 Rollins Tars Rollins Mason Field Jacksonville, FL L 6-13 Spartans, Rollins Both Reach Peak Form For Game Here: Tars In Upset 13-6 Win Over Jax Naval Fliers The Tampa Daily Times November 9, 1942 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17921955/spartans_rollins_both_reach_peak_form/ Newspapers.com November 14 Clemson Mason Field Jacksonville, FL W 24-6 5,000 Clemson Loses, 24-6: Naval All-Stars Unrobe Too Much For Tiger Team Greenville News November 15, 1942 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17922221/clemson_loses_246_naval_allstars/ Newspapers.com November 21 at Pensacola NAS Air Station Field Pensacola, FL W 16-10 4,000 Jacksonville Sailors Whip Pensacola: McAfee Leads Winners To 16 to 10 Victory Tampa Sunday Tribune November 22, 1942 2–4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17922700/jacksonville_sailors_whip_pensacola/ Newspapers.com November 28 Duke Jacksonville, FL W 13-0 7,500 McAfee Leads Fliers To Win Over Duke, 13-0 Asheville Citizen-Times November 29, 1942 D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17922805/mcafee_leads_fliers_to_win_over_duke/ Newspapers.com December 5 at Spence Field W 19-6 Daye John 2014 Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football Haworth, New Jersey St. Johann Press 119 978-1-937943-21-9 References Jacksonville Naval Air Station Category:Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football seasons Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football