1943 Camp Edwards Yanks football team explained

Year:1943
Team:Camp Edwards Yanks
Sport:football
Conference:independent
Record:4–5
Head Coach:Clell Barton
Hc Year:1st
Hc Games:first 6 games
Head Coach2:Frank Palmisani
Hc Games2:1st season, final 3 games
Captain:Hank Corrado
Stadium:Logan Field

The 1943 Camp Edwards Yanks football team represented the United States Army's Camp Edwards, located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, during the 1943 college football season. Clell Barton was the team's head coach for the first six games of the season before he was transferred to another military post and succeeded by Lieutenant Frank Palmisani, an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame.[1] [2] The Yanks compiled an overall record of 4–5. The team's captain was Hank Corrado, who played football at Medford High School, which won a state championship in 1942. Bill Smaltz, who had played college football at Pennsylvania State University, was a fullback for the Yanks.[3]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Sheridan ranked 214th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 30.7.[4]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gould . Ben . Utrecht Star Coachign Camp Edwards' Team . . . November 5, 1943 . 18 . May 1, 2023 . .
  2. News: . Lamisani[sic] Gets Coaching Job at Edwards ]. . . . November 11, 1943 . 31 . May 1, 2023 . .
  3. News: Kaese . Harold . Hank Corrado Elected Edwards Grid Captain . . . October 20, 1943 . 19 . May 1, 2023 . .
  4. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders . . . December 17, 1943 . 18 . April 16, 2023 . .
  5. Book: Daye, John . 2014 . Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football . . St. Johann Press . 139–140 . 978-1-937943-21-9 .