1943 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team explained

Year:1943
Team:Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:4–2–1
Head Coach:Joe Verducci
Hc Year:2nd
Stadium:Kezar Stadium

The 1943 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team was an American football team that represented the United States Coast Guard's Alameda Coast Guard station during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 4–2–1 record. Lieutenant Joe Verducci was the coach, and George Arabian was the assistant coach.[1] The team's two losses were against teams that ended the season ranked in the top 20 in the final AP Poll: Del Monte Pre-Flight (No. 8) and Amos Alonzo Stagg's Pacific Tigers (No. 19).

Two Alameda players were named by the Pacific coast sports editors to the 1943 Service All-Coast football team. Quentin Greenough received first-team honors, and Gonzalo Morales received second-team honors.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Alameda Coast Guard ranked 55th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 81.8.[3]

Schedule

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Roster

The roster included:

Notes and References

  1. News: Coast Guard Eleven Ready: Sea Lions Will Open Season With Pacific At Kezar on Sept. 18. Oakland Tribune. September 3, 1943. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Four Pacific Players Named on United Press Star Team. Hanford Morning Journal. Dan McGuire. December 5, 1943. 7. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders . . . December 17, 1943 . 18 . April 16, 2023 . .
  4. Book: Daye, John . 2014 . Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football . . St. Johann Press . 138 . 978-1-937943-21-9 .

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