1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football team

College football season August 2023 February 2026 1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football Independent 9 (APS) 6–0–1 Gar Griffith 1st The 1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard football team represented the United States Coast Guard's training school at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–0–1 record and was ranked No. 9 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 was coached by Gar Griffith, who both played and coached football at Ohio State before the war, and Pug Vaughan, who was a player-coach.Coast Guard Plays Duty First Football These Days The Ogden Standard-Examiner October 28, 1942 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17962737/coast_guard_plays_duty_first_football/ Newspapers.com Notable players included Esco Sarkkinen, Mike Karmazin, and Eulace Peacock. Lt. Commander Jack Dempsey, the former heavyweight champion of the world, was the director of physical education; he was referred to in press coverage as the team's "water boy."Grayson's Scoreboard The Berkshire Evening Eagle December 3, 1942 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17966599/graysons_scoreboard/ Newspapers.com Schedule Eastern y y y September 26 2:30 p.m. at 1942 Brooklyn Kingsmen Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY W 30-0 B. C., Coast Guard In Grid Exhibition https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/198498061/ Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn, New York September 25, 1942 14 May 29, 2026 Newspapers.com October 3 2:30 p.m. at CCNY Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY W 31-0 Sports Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/brooklyn-eagle/198498325/ Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn, New York October 3, 1942 10 May 29, 2026 Newspapers.com October 10 at Villanova Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA W 20-13 18,000 Coast Guards Jolt Villanova The Philadelphia Inquirer October 11, 1942 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17963131/coast_guards_jolt_villanova/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Fort Monmouth Frawley Field Fort Monmouth, NJ T 7-7 Fort Monmouth Surprises Strong Coast Guard Eleven Asbury Park Evening Press October 19, 1942 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17963326/fort_monmouth_surprises_strong_coast/ Newspapers.com October 22 Boston College Scrimmage October 31 at Toledo Swayne Field Toledo, OH W 20-0 Coast Guard Rips Toledo By 26-0 Akron Beacon Journal November 1, 1942 5C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17969448/coast_guard_rips_toledo_by_260/ Newspapers.com November 14 at 1942 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield Pratt Field Springfield, MA W 14-13 Coast Guard Nips Springfield Team The Philadelphia Inquirer November 15, 1942 35 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17964016/coast_guard_nips_springfield_team/ Newspapers.com November 22 at 1942 Scranton Tomcats Scranton Scranton, PA W 27-0 Coast Guard Beats Scranton https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/198498061/ The Paterson Morning Call Paterson, New Jersey Associated Press November 23, 1942 21 May 29, 2026 Newspapers.com Daye John 2014 Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football Haworth, New Jersey St. Johann Press 119–120 978-1-937943-21-9 References Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Category:Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football Category:College football undefeated seasons Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football