1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team explained

Year:1943
Team:Camp Grant Warriors
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:2–6–2
Head Coach:Charlie Bachman
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Coomer (left tackle)
Stadium:Rockford HS Stadium

The 1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team represented Camp Grant during the 1943 college football season.[1] The Warriors were coached by Charlie Bachman of Michigan State, and compiled a record of 2–6–2 against an incredibly hard schedule that included final #2 Iowa Pre-Flight, #3 Michigan, #5 Purdue, and #6 Great Lakes Navy. They were ranked a single time by the AP, achieving the #20 spot with a 2–3–1 record, and were dropped the next week after a loss to the #13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Camp Grant Pre-Flight ranked 22nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 95.6.[2]

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings.

Notes and References

  1. News: 1943-11-28. Camp Grant. 47. The Miami Herald. 2020-07-04.
  2. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders . . . December 17, 1943 . 18 . April 16, 2023 . .
  3. Book: Daye, John . 2014 . Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football . . St. Johann Press . 140 . 978-1-937943-21-9 .