1943 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team explained

Year:1943
Team:Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:5–1
Head Coach:Rex Enright
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:Sanford Stadium

The 1943 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight aviation training school at the University of Georgia during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 105.[1]

In July 1943, Lieutenant Rex Enright was assigned as the team's head coach.[2] His assistant coaches included Andy Pilney, Bud Kerr, and George T. Barclay.[3]

Players included Pat Harder (Wisconsin), Steve Filipowicz (Fordham), Fuller Brooks, Warren Tiller, Carl Nolte, Zealand Thigpen, Tom Averitt, Wally Moesmer, Jim Randall, Carl Dreisbach, H. C. Byars, Jim Shepard, and Oscar Hoequist. Harder was named as a second-team player on the 1943 All-Service football team.[4]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Georgia Pre-Flight ranked 40th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 85.7.[5]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1943 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 27, 2018.
  2. News: Rex Enright Named Coach of Georgia Navy Gridders. Ashville Citizen-Times. July 11, 1943. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Coach Rex Enright Names Aides for Navy Pre-Flight Grid Team. The Greenville News. August 15, 1943. 19. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 1943 Service All-America. Waterloo Daily Courier. December 10, 1943. 9. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders . . . December 17, 1943 . 18 . April 16, 2023 . .
  6. Book: Daye, John . 2014 . Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football . . St. Johann Press . 144 . 978-1-937943-21-9 .