1942 Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings football team

1942 Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 8 (APS)
Record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumAir Station Field
Seasons
← 1941
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 Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings football team represented the Pensacola Naval Air Station during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was ranked No. 8 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.[1]

The team's head coach was George Clark. The team's roster included Jim Birr, Bill Leckonby George Sauer, Don Clawson, Ben McLeod, and Rep Whalen.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Southeastern Louisiana
W 13–0[3]
October 4Spence Field
  • Air Station Field
  • Pensacola, FL
W 75–0
October 10at Alabama
L 0–278,000–10,000[4][5]
October 17Georgia Pre-FlightPensacola, FLL 0–264,000[6]
October 24 No. 12 TCUPensacola, FLL 0–215,000[7]
October 31at Corpus Christi NASCorpus Christi, TXL 6–18[8]
November 8at Fort BenningFort Benning, GAW 35–715,000[9]
November 14Corpus Christi NASPensacola, FLT 7–75,000[10]
November 21Jacksonville NAS
  • Air Station Field
  • Pensacola, FL
L 0–164,000[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation". Ashville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Pensacola Fliers Football Material Causes Optimism". The Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Daily News. September 19, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pensacola Navy Beats Southeastern by 13 to 0". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 27, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tide power downs Fliers 27–0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 11, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  5. ^ "Alabama Defeats Pensacola Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Fliers Whip Pensacola". Arizona Republic. October 18, 1942. p. 4-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Christians Stay Undefeated With 21-to-0 Win Over Pensacola". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 25, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alert Comets Whittle Down Pensacola 18-6". Valley Morning Star. November 1, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pensacola's Goslings Swamp Fort Benning". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Associated Press. November 9, 1942. p. 13. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Naval Teams Battle to Tie". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 15, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jacksonville Sailors Whip Pensacola: McAfee Leads Winners To 16 to 10 Victory". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 22, 1942. pp. 2–4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.