1943 DePauw Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1943 DePauw Tigers football Independent 5–0–1 Ray Neal 14th Ira B. Blackstock Memorial Stadium The 1943 DePauw Tigers football team was an American football team that represented DePauw University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Ray Neal, the Tigers compiled a 5–0–1 record, shut out five of six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 206 to 6. They were ranked at No. 51 among the nation's college and military service football teams in the final 1943 Litkenhous Ratings.Litkenhouse Selects U.S. Grid Leaders: Notre Dame Named Top Team for 1943; Minnesota Does Fadeout E. E. Litkenhous The Salt Lake Tribune December 17, 1943 18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Ira B. Blackstock Memorial Stadium in Greencastle, Indiana. Schedule y y September 25 at Oberlin Oberlin, OH T 0-0 DePauw, Oberlin In Scoreless Tie The Indianapolis Sunday Star September 26, 1943 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123596113/depauw-oberlin-in-scoreless-tie/ Newspapers.com October 2 1943 Illinois State Normal Redbirds Illinois State Normal Blackstock Memorial Stadium Greencastle, IN W 50-0 DePauw Thumps Illinois Normal: Bob Steuber Plays Brilliantly as Tigers Win, 50-0 The Indianapolis Sunday Star October 3, 1943 37, 40 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123594191/depauw-thumps-illinois-normal-bob/ October 9 at 1943 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Terre Haute, IN W 39-6 Steuber Gallops Again for Tigers: Scores 27 Points as DePauw Drubs Indiana State, 39 to 6 The Indianapolis Sunday Star October 10, 1943 37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123593953/steuber-gallops-again-for-tigers/ Newspapers.com October 16 1943 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Blackstock Memorial Stadium Greencastle, IN (Monon Bell) W 33-0 DePauw Thumps Wabash, 33 to 0: Bob Steuber Continues to Star for Tigers With 25 Points The Indianapolis Sunday Star October 17, 1943 42 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123593539/depauw-thumps-wabash-33-to-0-bob/ Newspapers.com October 30 1943 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops Ohio Wesleyan Blackstock Memorial Stadium Greencastle, IN W 42-0 Bob Steuber Registers 23 Points As DePauw Trounces Ohio Wesleyan The Indianapolis Sunday Star October 31, 1943 37, 40 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123594729/bob-steuber-registers-23-points-as/ Newspapers.com November 6 Fort Knox Blackstock Memorial Stadium Greencastle, IN W 42-0 DePauw Mauls Fort Knox, 42-0: Steuber Gets 29 Points to Increase Total of Season to 129 The Indianapolis Sunday Star November 7, 1943 41, 42 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123595200/depauw-mauls-fort-knox-42-0-steuber/ Newspapers.com 1943 Football Schedule https://depauwtigers.com/sports/football/schedule/1943 DePauw University July 21, 2024 Impact of Navy transfers DePauw became a Navy training center during World War II, and its football program in 1943 benefited from incoming transfers as part of the V-5 and V-12 Navy College Training Programs. Harold Harrison of the Associated Press wrote that "the Navy started dropping football players on the DePauw campus", and DePauw became "the little Indiana college that has suddenly found itself with a major league football team and a minor league schedule."DePauw Like Big Fish in a Little Bowl The Sunday Courier and Press November 28, 1943 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123592192/depauw-like-big-fish-in-a-little-bowl/ Newspapers.com Bob Steuber The most important Navy trainee to join the DePauw football team in 1943 was halfback Bob Steuber who in 1942 had played for Missouri, received All-America honors, and was the nation's second-leading rusher with 1,098 yards. Steuber did not play in DePauw's opening game tie with Oberlin. He was the star in the five remaining games, scoring 129 points. He reportedly scored 100 points in his first 135 minutes of playing time at DePauw. Steuber's individual game performances at DePauw included: October 2: 25 points (four touchdowns and an extra point) and 255 yards on 22 carries in 30 minutes of playing time; October 9: 29 points (four touchdowns and three extra points) in 30 minutes of playing time; October 16: 25 points (four touchdowns and one extra point) October 30: 23 points (three touchdowns and five extra points) and 178 yards in 21 carries) November 6: 29 points (four touchdowns and five extra points) and 170 yards in 23 attempts in 40 minutes of playing time Other transfers Other significant Navy transfers in 1943 were ends Kenneth Maikkula (from Connecticut) and Ralph Weiger (from Wisconsin), tackle Ralph Zilly (from Northwestern), center Bob Johnson (from the Green Bay Packers), quarterback Robert "Red" Johnson (from Carthage), fullback Bill Biddle (from William and Mary), halfback Vic Schwall (from Northwestern, later of the Chicago Cardinals), and guard George Petty. 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