1943 Bowman Field Bombers football team explained

Year:1943
Team:Bowman Field Bombers
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:2–4
Head Coach:Bill Stein
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:duPont Manual Stadium

The 1943 Bowman Field Bombers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's First Troop Carrier Company at Bowman Field, located near Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Bill Stein, the Bombers compiled a record of 2–4. Stein had played college football at the University of Oregon and coached at high schools and colleges in the Western United States.[1] Lieutenant Joe Murphy, who had played at Georgia Tech, was the team's backfield coach.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bowman Field ranked 204th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 35.6.[3]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. News: . City Assured Sunday Football . . . September 28, 1943 . 4, section 2 . April 29, 2023 . .
  2. News: . Bowman Field And Ft. Knox Here Next Sunday . . . October 3, 1943 . 7, section 4. April 29, 2023 . .
  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 . 139 . 978-1-937943-21-9 .