1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 9–1 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
The 1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at the University of Iowa as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In the second season of intercollegiate football at the pre-flight school, the team compiled a 9–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 277 to 98, and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll. [1] [2]
In July 1943, Don Faurot—previously the head football coach at Missouri and recently enlisted in the Navy with a rank of lieutenant—was assigned to take over from Bernie Bierman as the team's head coach. [3] Upon arriving in Iowa City in August, 100 candidates tried out at Faurot's first football practice session. Faurot said he would use a T formation and promised at the time that "we will have a fighting squad and a fighting team." [4]
Four Iowa Pre-Flight players were named to the Associated Press' 1943 AP Service All-America team. Center Vince Banonis and back Dick Todd were named to the first team. End Perry Schwartz and guard Nick Kerasiotis were named to the second team. [5]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Iowa Pre-Flight ranked fifth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 113.5. [6]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 18 | at Illinois | W 32–18 | 8,500 | [7] | ||||
September 25 | at Ohio State | W 28–13 | 23,496 | [8] | ||||
October 2 | at Iowa State | W 33–13 | 10,000 | [9] | ||||
October 9 | vs. Iowa | No. 8 | W 25–0 | 10,000 | [10] | |||
October 16 | at Missouri | No. 7 | W 21–6 | 12,414 | [11] | |||
October 30 | Fort Riley | No. 9 |
| W 19–2 | < 3,500 | [12] | ||
November 7 | at Marquette | No. 8 | W 46–19 | 3,000 | [13] | |||
November 13 | Camp Grant | No. 5 |
| W 28–13 | [14] | |||
November 20 | at No. 1 Notre Dame | No. 2 | L 13–14 | 45,000 | [15] | |||
November 27 | at Minnesota | No. 2 | W 32–0 | 18,261 | [16] | |||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 8 (2) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 (12) |
Players who started at least half of the games are shown in bold. [18]
Player | Position | Previous team | Games started |
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Vince Banonis | Center | Chicago Cardinals (1942) | 5 games: OSU, FR, Marquette, CG, ND |
Burk | End | 1 game: MN | |
Bob Carlson | Tackle | 9 games: Illinois, OSU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG, ND, MN | |
Ray Carlson | Guard | 3 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU | |
Chesbro | End | 3 games: Marquette, ND, MN | |
Claffey | Tackle | 1 games: ISU | |
Clements | End | 9 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG, ND | |
Connor | End | 2 games: FR, CG | |
Dusenbury | End | 5 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri | |
Art Guepe | Back | Marquette (1934-1936) | 2 games: ND, MN |
Angelo Guerriero | Center | 3 games: ISU, Iowa, Missouri | |
Heinz | Halfback | 5 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU, Marquette, CG | |
Higgins | Halfback | 2 games: ND, MN | |
Hook | Guard | 2 games: Marquette, CG | |
Jebb | Center | 1 game: Illinois | |
Nick Kerasiotis | Guard | Ambrose | 9 games: OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG, ND, MN |
Dick Kieppe | Halfback | Michigan State | 2 games: Iowa, Missouri |
Kramer | Tackle | 4 games: Marquette, CG, ND, MN | |
Large | Tackle | 3 games: Iowa, Missouri, FR | |
Magel | Tackle | 3 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU | |
Frank Maznicki | Halfback | Chicago Bears (1942) | 7 games: OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG |
Bus Mertes | Fullback | Iowa (1941) | 10 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG, ND, MN |
Olson | Center | 1 game: MN | |
Perry Schwartz | End | Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1942) | No starts |
Jimmy Smith | HB, QB | Illinois | 7 games: Illinois (HB), OSU (QB), ISU (QB), Iowa (QB), CG (QB), ND (QB), MN (QB) |
Bob Timmons | Back | Pittsburgh | No starts |
Tobin | Guard | 5 games: Iowa, Missouri, FR, ND, MN | |
Dick Todd | Halfback | Washington Redskins (1939–1942) | 1 game: FR |
Williams | QB | 4 games: Illinois, Missouri, FR, Marquette | |
Ziebarth | Guard | 1 game: Illinois |
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