1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football Independent 9–1–1 Frank Tritico 1st Grater Field, Alamo Stadium Cotton Bowl T 7–7 vs. Texas The 1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Randolph Field during the 1943 college football season. Randolph Field was located about 15 miles east-northeast of San Antonio, Texas. The team compiled a 9–1–1 record and played Texas to a 7–7 tie in the 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 1944. Frank Tritico, who coached Lake Charles, Louisiana, high school teams to two state championships, was the team's head coach. His assistant coaches were Butch Morse, Leland Killian, and Walter Parker.Ramblers Prepare The Brownsville Herald August 19, 1943 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17756739/ramblers_prepare/ Newspapers.com Glenn Dobbs was the star of the Randolph Field offense in 1943. Dobbs was the only Randolph player named to the Associated Press 1943 Service All-America team.1943 Service All-America Waterloo Daily Courier December 10, 1943 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17763541/1943_service_allamerica/ Newspapers.com He also played at Tulsa and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Randolph Field ranked 48th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 83.5.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 Central y y y y September 18 Bryan AAF Grater Field Randolph Field, TX W 30-0 Parker, Dobbs Lead In Randolph Victory The Big Spring Daily Herald September 19, 1943 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17756277/parker_dobbs_lead_in_randolph_victory/ Newspapers.com September 25 at Rice Rice Field Houston, TX W 6-0 12,000 Randolph Licks Rice Owls in Mud Battle San Antonio Light September 26, 1943 6-5 https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-sep-26-1943-p-47/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 2 Ward Island Marines Grater Field Randolph Field, TX W 39-9 Randolph Trounces Ward Island, 39-9 Valley Evening Monitor October 3, 1943 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17756011/randolph_trounces_ward_island_399/ Newspapers.comRandolph Field Smashes Marines: Flyers Collect Easy 39-9 Grid Victory San Antonio Express October 3, 1943 4D https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-express-oct-03-1943-p-56/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 9 vs Bryan AAF Yoakum, TX W 47-0 October 23 at Blackland AAF Municipal Stadium Waco, TX W 7-0 Randolph Rests Stars for Mexico San Antonio Light October 25, 1943 6 https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-oct-25-1943-p-6/ NewspaperARCHIVE October 30 University of Mexico Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX W 34-0 12,000 10,000 See Randolph Gridders Beat Mexico: Mexico Gives Randolph Good Battle San Antonio Light October 31, 1943 11 https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-oct-31-1943-p-11/ NewspaperARCHIVE November 6 Blackland AAF Grater Field Randolph Field, TX W 26-7 Randolph Field Keeps Perfect Record With Win Over Blackland Lubbock Avalanche-Journal November 7, 1943 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17759940/randolph_field_keeps_perfect_record/ Newspapers.comRandolph Trims Blackland, 26-7: Seven for Undefeated Ramblers San Antonio Light November 7, 1943 19 https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-nov-07-1943-p-19/ NewspaperARCHIVE November 13 2:30 p.m. at Ward Island Marines Buccaneer Stadium Corpus Christi, TX W 53-14 Raiders and Rambler Clash Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times/123421373/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas November 13, 1943 6 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Dobbs' Aerial Shot Rout Raiders https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times/123421158/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas November 14, 1943 1D April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Ramblers (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times/123421223/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas November 14, 1943 3D April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Randolph Paced By Dobbs Beats Ward Island 11 The Brownsville Herald November 14, 1943 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17755776/randoph_paced_by_dobbs_beats_ward/ Newspapers.com November 20 North Texas Aggies Grater Field Randolph Field, TX W 20-13 Randolph Defeats NTAC In Fourth Quarter Rally The Brownsville Herald November 21, 1943 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17755476/randolph_defeats_ntac_in_fourth_quarter/ Newspapers.comRandolph Rallies To Take No. 9: Dobbs Hits Mark With 29 Passes San Antonio Light November 21, 1943 19–20 https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-light-nov-21-1943-p-19/ November 27 Southwestern Louisiana 18 Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX L 0-6 5,000 Ramblers Toppled As Gambling Pass Turns Into SLI Touchdown Lubbock Avalanche-Journal November 28, 1943 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17755168/ramblers_toppled_as_gambling_pass_turns/ Newspapers.com January 1 vs No. 14 Texas Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl) T 7-7 15,000 Longhorns And Randolph Field Battle To 7-7 Deadlock: Dobbs Puts On Great Show For Drenched Fans The Brownsville Herald (AP story) Harold V. Ratliff January 2, 1944 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17759845/longhorns_and_randolph_field_battle_to/ Newspapers.com Daye John 2014 Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football Haworth, New Jersey St. Johann Press 148–149 978-1-937943-21-9 Rankings 1943 college football rankings AP 1 9 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18т NR References Randolph Field Category:Randolph Field Ramblers football seasons Randolph Field Ramblers football