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The 1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team represented the
United States Army Air Forces '
Randolph Field during the
1943 college football season . Randolph Field was located about 15 miles east-northeast of
San Antonio, Texas . The team compiled a 9–1–1 record and played Texas to a 7–7 tie in the
1944 Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 1944.
Frank Tritico , who coached
Lake Charles, Louisiana , high school teams to two state championships, was the team's head coach. His assistant coaches were
Butch Morse , Leland Killian, and Walter Parker.
[1]
Glenn Dobbs was the star of the Randolph Field offense in 1943. Dobbs was the only Randolph player named to the
Associated Press 1943 Service All-America team.
[2] He also played at Tulsa and was later inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame .
In the final
Litkenhous Ratings , Randolph Field ranked 48th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 83.5.
[3]
Schedule
[20]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
AP — — — — — — — 18т —
References
^
"Ramblers Prepare" . The Brownsville Herald . August 19, 1943. p. 7 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"1943 Service All-America" . Waterloo Daily Courier . December 10, 1943. p. 9 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
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
.
^
"Parker, Dobbs Lead In Randolph Victory" . The Big Spring Daily Herald . September 19, 1943. p. 10 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Randolph Licks Rice Owls in Mud Battle" . San Antonio Light . September 26, 1943. p. 6-5 – via
NewspaperARCHIVE .
^
"Randolph Trounces Ward Island, 39-9" . Valley Evening Monitor . October 3, 1943. p. 10 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Randolph Field Smashes Marines: Flyers Collect Easy 39-9 Grid Victory" . San Antonio Express . October 3, 1943. p. 4D – via
NewspaperARCHIVE .
^
"Randolph Rests Stars for Mexico" . San Antonio Light . October 25, 1943. p. 6 – via
NewspaperARCHIVE .
^
"10,000 See Randolph Gridders Beat Mexico: Mexico Gives Randolph Good Battle" . San Antonio Light . October 31, 1943. p. 11 – via
NewspaperARCHIVE .
^
"Randolph Field Keeps Perfect Record With Win Over Blackland" . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . November 7, 1943. p. 4 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Randolph Trims Blackland, 26-7: Seven for Undefeated Ramblers" . San Antonio Light . November 7, 1943. p. 19 – via
NewspaperARCHIVE .
^
"Raiders and Rambler Clash Today" .
Corpus Christi Caller-Times .
Corpus Christi, Texas . November 13, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"Dobbs' Aerial Shot Rout Raiders" .
Corpus Christi Caller-Times .
Corpus Christi, Texas . November 14, 1943. p. 1D. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"Ramblers (continued)" .
Corpus Christi Caller-Times .
Corpus Christi, Texas . November 14, 1943. p. 3D. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"Randolph Paced By Dobbs Beats Ward Island 11" .
The Brownsville Herald . November 14, 1943. p. 8 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Randolph Defeats NTAC In Fourth Quarter Rally" . The Brownsville Herald . November 21, 1943. p. 8 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Randolph Rallies To Take No. 9: Dobbs Hits Mark With 29 Passes" . San Antonio Light . November 21, 1943. pp. 19–20.
^
"Ramblers Toppled As Gambling Pass Turns Into SLI Touchdown" . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . November 28, 1943. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Harold V. Ratliff (January 2, 1944).
"Longhorns And Randolph Field Battle To 7-7 Deadlock: Dobbs Puts On Great Show For Drenched Fans" . The Brownsville Herald (AP story) . p. 10 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football .
Haworth, New Jersey : St. Johann Press. pp. 148–149.
ISBN
978-1-937943-21-9 .
Bowl games All-Service 1942 1943 1944 1945