1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football Independent 8 7–1 Bill Kern 1st Kezar Stadium The 1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Seahawks football team represented the United States Navy's Del Monte Pre-Flight School during the 1943 college football season. The school was located at the Hotel Del Monte in Del Monte, California (annexed in 1948 into Monterey, California), The team compiled a 7–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 65, and was ranked No. 8 in the final AP poll.1943 Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 24, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/del-monte-pre-flight/1943-schedule.html Bill Kern, who had been the head coach at Carnegie Tech and West Virginia prior to the war, was the team's head coach. The team included a number of athletes who were then serving in the Navy. Notable players include: Paul Christman, an All-American quarterback at Missouri; Parker Hall, an All-American back out of Ole Miss who played in the NFL from 1939 to 1942; Len Eshmont, a back who played in the NFL in 1941; Ed Cifers, an end who played in the NFL from 1941 to 1942; Bowden Wyatt, an end out of Tennessee; and Jim McDonald, a back who played in the NFL from 1938 to 1939.Bill Kern Has Powerful Team at Del Monte Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 29, 1943 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17746977/bill_kern_has_powerful_team_at_del_monte/ Newspapers.com In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Del Monte Pre-Flight ranked 20th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 96.8.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 1943 AP y y y September 26 Alameda Coast Guard Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 34-7 10,000 Del Monte in 34-7 Victory Over Lions Oakland Tribune September 27, 1943 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17747130/del_monte_in_347_victory_over_lions/ Newspapers.com October 3 Saint Mary's Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 33-7 25,000 Del Monte Officers Trounce Game St. Mary's, 33-7 Oakland Tribune Bob Blake October 4, 1943 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17747248/del_monte_officers_trounce_game_st/ Newspapers.com October 10 Pleasanton Naval Distribution Center 15 Del Monte, CA W 34-6 6,000 Del Monte in 34 to 6 Rout Oakland Tribune October 11, 1943 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17747737/del_monte_in_34_to_6_rout/ Newspapers.com October 16 at No. 10 Pacific (CA) 11 Baxter Field Stockton, CA L 7-16 10,000 Pacific 16, Del Monte 7: Podesto & Co. Stop Touted Officer Play Oakland Tribune October 17, 1943 17–18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17747915/pacific_16_del_monte_7_podesto_co/ Newspapers.com October 24 at San Francisco 15 Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 34-0 10,000 Dons Victims of Del Monte San Mateo Times October 25, 1943 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17748110/dons_victims_of_del_monte/ Newspapers.com November 6 at UCLA 14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles CA W 26-7 15,000 Bruins Bow, 26-7: Del Monte Offices Run Wild Los Angeles Times November 7, 1943 17 Al Wolf https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17748227/bruins_bow_267_del_monte_offices_run/ Newspapers.com November 21 at St. Mary's Pre-Flight 14 Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 37-14 45,000 Bears Next For Del Monte Oakland Tribune Bob Blake November 22, 1943 22–23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17747395/bears_next_for_del_monte/ Newspapers.com November 27 at California 10 Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 47-8 10,000–12,000 Del Monte Pre-Flight Beats Bears 47-8: Officers Make 5 Touchdowns Oakland Tribune Lee Dunbar November 28, 1943 15–16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17748375/del_monte_preflight_beats_bears_478/ Newspapers.com Daye John 2014 Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football Haworth, New Jersey St. Johann Press 141–142 978-1-937943-21-9 Rankings 1943 college football rankings AP 1 9 15 11 (6) 15 17 14 13 14 10 8 (9) References Del Monte Pre-Flight Category:Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football Del Monte Pre-Flight Navyators football