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The 1943 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team represented the
United States Navy 's
Great Lakes Naval Training Station (Great Lakes NTS) during the
1943 college football season . The team compiled a 10–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 257 to 108, and was ranked No. 6 in the
final AP Poll .
[1]
Tony Hinkle , who coached at
Butler University before the war, was in his second season as head coach.
The Bluejackets played multiple games against teams that were ranked in the final AP Poll, including an upset of national champion
Notre Dame in the final game of the season. The team's two losses were to
Purdue and
Northwestern , which finished the season ranked No. 5 and No 9, respectively, in the final AP Poll.
In the final
Litkenhous Ratings , Great Lakes Navy ranked seventh among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 112.3.
[2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 12
Fort Riley W 20–1915,000
[3]
September 18
Purdue Ross Field Great Lakes, IL L 13–2322,000
[4]
September 25
Iowa Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 21–7
[5]
October 2
Pittsburgh Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 40–022,000
[6]
October 9 No. 18
Ohio State No. 12 Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 13–622,000
[7]
October 16 at
Northwestern No. 14 L 0–1335,000
[8]
October 24 at
Marquette W 41–715,000
[9]
October 30 at
Western Michigan No. 18 W 32–69,500
[10]
November 6
Camp Grant Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 12–020,000
[11]
November 13 at
Indiana W 21–77,500
[12]
November 20 Marquette Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 25–622,000
[13]
November 27 vs. No. 1
Notre Dame W 19–1423,000
[14]
Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[15]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
AP 12 14 — 18 — — — — 6 (1)
References
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"1943 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football .
Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
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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
.
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"Great Lakes Defeats Fort Riley, 20 to 19" . Chicago Daily Tribune . September 13, 1943. p. 25 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Boilermakers Triumph, 23-13, at Great Lakes" . Chicago Daily Tribune . September 19, 1943. p. 27 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bluejackets' 3 Brilliant Plays Top Iowa, 21-7" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . September 26, 1943. p. II-1, II-5 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Lach Leads Bluejackets to 3rd Victory" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . October 3, 1943. p. 27 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bluejackets Beat Youthful Buckeyes, 13-6" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . October 10, 1943. pp. II-1, II-3 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"N. U. Wins: Graham Leads 13 to 0 Victory Over Sailors" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . October 17, 1943. p. II-1 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Great Lakes Wins, 41 to 7, at Marquette" . Chicago Daily Tribune . October 25, 1943. pp. 25–26 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Sailors Hang 32 to 6 Defeat on W. Michigan" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . October 31, 1943. p. II-4 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bluejackets Whip Warriors, 12-0, on Juzwik's Two Scores" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . November 7, 1943. p. II-2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Great Lakes Triumphs, 21 to 7; Indiana's Weak Line Is a Help" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . November 14, 1943. p. II-1 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Sailors Hand Hilltoppers a 25-6 Defeat" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . November 21, 1943. p. II-2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Sailors Defeat Notre Dame, 19-14" . Chicago Daily Tribune . November 28, 1943. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football .
Haworth, New Jersey : St. Johann Press. p. 144.
ISBN
978-1-937943-21-9 .
Bowl games All-Service 1942 1943 1944 1945