1943 Lubbock Army Air Field Fliers football team

1943 Lubbock Army Air Field Fliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
  • G. B. Morris & Albert Wirz (1st season)
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Bainbridge   –   7 – 0 – 0
Bunker Hill NAS   –   6 – 0 – 0
Greensboro   –   4 – 0 – 0
Memphis NATTC   –   2 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 10 March Field   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Del Monte Pre-Flight   –   7 – 1 – 0
Randolph Field   –   9 – 1 – 1
Georgia Pre-Flight   –   5 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Great Lakes Navy   –   10 – 2 – 0
Lubbock AAF   –   5 – 1 – 0
Ottumwa NAS   –   5 – 1 – 0
Camp Davis   –   8 – 2 – 0
Sampson NTS   –   7 – 2 – 0
San Diego NTS   –   7 – 2 – 0
Keesler Field   –   3 – 1 – 0
Wright Field   –   1 – 0 – 1
Camp Lejeune   –   6 – 2 – 1
Fort Riley   –   6 – 2 – 1
Kearns Field   –   5 – 2 – 0
Fort Knox   –   4 – 2 – 0
Cherry Point Marines   –   4 – 2 – 1
Alameda Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 1
Fort Douglas   –   4 – 2 – 1
300th Infantry   –   5 – 3 – 0
176th Infantry   –   4 – 3 – 0
Blackland AAF   –   4 – 3 – 0
Fort Sheridan   –   4 – 3 – 0
Fort Warren   –   4 – 3 – 0
Norman NAS   –   4 – 3 – 0
Charleston Coast Guard   –   5 – 4 – 0
Salt Lake AAB   –   4 – 3 – 2
124th Infantry   –   2 – 2 – 0
Camp Kilmer   –   2 – 2 – 0
Camp Lee   –   5 – 5 – 0
Logan Navy   –   2 – 2 – 0
Spokane Air Service   –   2 – 2 – 0
Camp Edwards   –   4 – 5 – 0
Curtis Bay Coast Guard   –   4 – 5 – 0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   3 – 4 – 1
Jacksonville NATTC   –   3 – 4 – 0
Richmond AAB   –   4 – 6 – 1
Atlantic City NAS   –   2 – 3 – 0
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   2 – 4 – 1
Patterson Field   –   2 – 4 – 1
Bowman Field   –   2 – 4 – 0
Kirtland Field   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lakehurst NAS   –   2 – 4 – 0
Camp Grant   –   2 – 6 – 2
Lowry Field   –   1 – 3 – 0
Fort Monroe   –   3 – 7 – 0
Daniel Field   –   2 – 7 – 0
Camp Gordon   –   1 – 4 – 0
South Plains AAF   –   1 – 4 – 0
Greenville AAB   –   1 – 5 – 0
Ward Island Marines   –   1 – 5 – 0
Bryan AAF   –   1 – 6 – 0
Pocatello AAB   –   0 – 3 – 0
Norfolk Fleet Marines   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Lubbock Army Air Field Fliers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Lubbock Army Air Field (Lubbock AAF or LAAF), located near Lubbock, Texas, during the 1943 college football season. Led by coaches G. B. Morris and Albert Wirz, the Fliers compiled a record of 5–1.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Lubbock AAF ranked 98th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 67.1.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 188:15 p.m.at Texas Tech
L 14–268,000[3][4]
October 33:00 p.m.vs. South Plains AAF
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 27–12[5][6]
October 103:00 p.m.Fort Bliss
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 47–7[7][8]
October 238:15 p.m.at Texas Tech
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 10–7[9][10]
October 308:15 p.m.Norman NAS
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–0[11][12]
November 212:30 p.m.Camp Barkeley 778th Tank Battalion
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 46–6[13][14]

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References

  1. ^ "Lubbock Air Field Eleven To Include Many Players Well Known To Local Grid Addicts". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. September 5, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Fliers-Red Raiders Open Grid Season". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 18, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Turner, Mack (September 19, 1943). "Red Raiders Drop LAAF, 26 To 14". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 3. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Army Gridders Battle Today". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 3, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Lubbock Fliers Win By 27-12". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. October 4, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "LAAF Tangles With Ft. Bliss". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 10, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Lubbock Fliers Crush Bliss Commandos". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. October 11, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Tech-LAAF Duel Tonight Expected To Be Thriller". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 23, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Turner, Mack (October 24, 1943). "LAAF Noses Out Raiders, 10 To 7, In Return Tilt". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 3. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "LAAF Fliers To Get Test Tonight In Army-Navy Tilt". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 30, 1943. p. 3. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Turner, Mack (October 31, 1943). "LAAF Fliers Win Over Norman, 13-0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Fliers Clash Today With Star Studded Tanker Club". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. November 21, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Lubbock Army Eleven Downs Camp Barkeley". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. Associated Press. November 22, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.