1942 Lakehurst Naval Air Station Blimps football team

1942 Lakehurst Naval Air Station Blimps football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13 (APS)
Record4–4–1
Head coach
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 Lakehurst Naval Air Station Blimps football team represented the United States Navy's Lakehurst Naval Air Station (Lakehurst NAS) during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 4–4–1 record. The team's head coach was Mal Elward, who served as the head football coach at Purdue prior to the war. Elward's assistant coaches were Art Kahler, Alex Yunevich, Joe Conroy, and Gates Kimball.[1][2]

The team was made up of college and professional football players who were serving in the Navy and stationed at Lakehurst NAS. Key players included: halfback Jack Banta who played for the Washington Redskins in 1941; fullback Paul Spencer of Alabama; Johnny Doolan of Georgetown; end Paul Boroff of NYU; Brud Harper of Princeton; and Francis Vedery of Williams College.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Princeton
L 6–206,000[3]
October 3at Maryland
L 0–14[4]
October 9at Delaware
L 7–207,000[5]
October 17at Albright
W 14–0
October 24at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAW 20–7
November 1at Scranton
T 14–144,000[6]
November 14at Lafayette
W 14–0[7]
November 21at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAW 27–7[8]
November 25at Duquesne
L 0–138,083[9]

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References

  1. ^ "Delaware Primes Defense For Lakehurst's Notre Dame Shift". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 7, 1942. p. 18. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Prall, Bob (September 22, 1943). "Sports Angles; Coach at Lakehurst Tackles Big Job on Gridiron". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, New Jersey. p. 12. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Princeton Rolls Over Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 20 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1942. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland Scores Twice In First Period To Defeat Lakehurst, 14-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 4, 1942. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Delaware Overpowers Lakehurst Team By 20-7 Score". Wilmington Morning News. October 10, 1942. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tomcats and Lakehurst Battle To 14-14 Grid Standstill". The Scranton Times. November 2, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lakehurst Downs Lafayette Rival By Score Of 14-0". The Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). November 15, 1942. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lakehurst Blimps Win Over Muhlenberg, 27 to 7". The Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 22, 1942. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dukes Defeat Lakehurst Fliers, 13-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 27, 1942. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.