1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team

1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 3 (APS)
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
1943 →
1942 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Second Air Force   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard   –   6 – 0 – 1
No. 17 March Field   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight   –   7 – 1 – 1
No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   8 – 2 – 1
No. 6 Jacksonville NAS   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 1 Great Lakes Navy   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 15 Fort Riley   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Fort Monmouth   –   5 – 2 – 2
No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   6 – 3 – 1
No. T–20 Fort Douglas   –   5 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS   –   4 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Camp Davis   –   4 – 3 – 2
Albuquerque AAB   –   5 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Ana AAB   –   4 – 4 – 0
Will Rogers AB   –   4 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Camp Grant   –   4 – 5 – 0
No. 8 Pensacola NAS   –   3 – 5 – 1
No. T–18 Fort Totten   –   3 – 5 – 1
Camp Pickett   –   1 – 6 – 0
No. 12 Fort Knox   –   2 – 6 – 0
Alameda Coast Guard   –   1 – 7 – 1
No. T–18 Spence Field   –   0 – 4 – 0
No. T–20 Daniel Field   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Service Poll

The 1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight aviation training school at the University of Georgia during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 105.[1] The team was ranked No. 3 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.[2]

Raymond "Bear" Wolf was the team's head coach. The roster of the 1942 Georgia Pre-Flight team was made up of stars from colleges and NFL teams around the country. Notable players (with their prior team in parentheses) included: Frank Filchock (Washington Redskins), Bob Suffridge (Philadelphia Eagles), Ernie Blandin (Tulane), Jim Poole (New York Giants), Spec Sanders,(New York Yanks), Charlie Timmons (Georgia/Clemson), Allie White (Philadelphia Eagles), Darrell Tully (Detroit Lions), Herschel Ramsey (Philadelphia Eagles), Bob Foxx (Tennessee, 1939 SEC Co-Player of the Year), Noble Doss (Texas), Billy Patterson (Pittsburgh Steelers), Al Piasecky (Duke), Ed Hickerson (Alabama), and Bill Kirchem (Tulane).

Two Skycrackers were named to the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team: Jim Poole at left end and Bill Davis at right tackle. In addition, Gordon English (left end) and Francis Crimmins (left guard) were named to the 1942 All-Navy Preflight Cadet All-America team.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Penn
W 14–630,000[4]
October 2North Carolina Pre-Flight
T 14–147,500[5]
October 10at Duke
W 26–127,500[6]
October 17at Pensacola NASPensacola, FLW 26–04,000[7]
October 24at LSU
L 0–3415,000[8]
October 30Jacksonville NAS
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 20–67,000[9]
November 7vs. Auburn
W 41–146,500[10]
November 14at Tulane
W 7–018,000[11]
November 28at No. 7 Alabama
W 35–197,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation". Ashville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Grantland Rice (December 27, 1942). "All-Navy All-America". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Airminded Georgia Cadets Beat Penn In Opener, 14-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1942. p. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Two Pre-Flight Foes Tie". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Cadets Overcome Duke". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia Fliers Whip Pensacola". Arizona Republic. October 18, 1942. p. 4-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Louisiana State University Eleven Scores Easy Victory Over Georgia Navy Pre-Flight Team". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia Pre-Flighters Drub Jacksonville". The Tennessean. October 31, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia's Naval Pre-Flight Turns Back Auburn, 41-14". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1942. p. 20.
  11. ^ "Tulane Falls, 7-0, Before Georgia Pre-Flight Team". Monroe (LA) Morning World. November 15, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alabama Defeated By Georgia Navy". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 29, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.