1943_Fort_Knox_Armoraiders_football_team

1943 Fort Knox Armoraiders football
1943 Fort Knox Armoraiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2
Head coach	Bud Bruner (1st season);
Home stadium	Brooks Field
	Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Fort Knox Armoraiders football team

American college football season

The 1943 Fort Knox Armoraiders football team represented the United States Army's Fort Knox, located near Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Bud Bruner, the Armoraiders compiled a record of 4–2.

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Knox ranked 175th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 48.0.^[1]

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"Knox Works Hard For Bowman Tilt". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 8, 1943. p. 11, section 2. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Fort Knox Plays Arkansas A. and M. Here Tonight". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 16, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"DePauw Mauls Fort Knox, 42-0: Steuber Gets 29 Points to Increase Total of Season to 129". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. November 7, 1943. pp. 41, 42 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at Bowman Field	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	W 13–6	6,500	^[2]^[3]
October 16	9:00 p.m.	vs. Arkansas A&M	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–33	2,000	^[4]^[5]
October 24		Camp Campbell	Brooks Field Fort Knox, KY	W 19–0		^[6]^[7]
October 31		Bowman Field	Fort Knox, KY	W 19–0	7,500	^[8]^[9]
November 6		at DePauw	Blackstock Stadium Greencastle, IN	L 0–42		^[10]
November 14	2:00 p.m.	at Camp Campbell	Camp Campbell, KY	W 14–13		^[11]^[12]
All times are in Eastern time

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v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 17 Bainbridge		–		7	–	0	–	0
Bunker Hill NAS		–		6	–	0	–	0
Greensboro		–		4	–	0	–	0
Memphis NATTC		–		2	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight		–		9	–	1	–	0
No. 10 March Field		–		9	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Del Monte Pre-Flight		–		7	–	1	–	0
Randolph Field		–		9	–	1	–	1
Georgia Pre-Flight		–		5	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Great Lakes Navy		–		10	–	2	–	0
Lubbock AAF		–		5	–	1	–	0
Ottumwa NAS		–		5	–	1	–	0
Camp Davis		–		8	–	2	–	0
Sampson NTS		–		7	–	2	–	0
San Diego NTS		–		7	–	2	–	0
Keesler Field		–		3	–	1	–	0
Wright Field		–		1	–	0	–	1
Camp Lejeune		–		6	–	2	–	1
Fort Riley		–		6	–	2	–	1
Kearns Field		–		5	–	2	–	0
Fort Knox		–		4	–	2	–	0
Cherry Point Marines		–		4	–	2	–	1
Alameda Coast Guard		–		4	–	2	–	1
Fort Douglas		–		4	–	2	–	1
300th Infantry		–		5	–	3	–	0
176th Infantry		–		4	–	3	–	0
Blackland AAF		–		4	–	3	–	0
Fort Sheridan		–		4	–	3	–	0
Fort Warren		–		4	–	3	–	0
Norman NAS		–		4	–	3	–	0
Charleston Coast Guard		–		5	–	4	–	0
Salt Lake AAB		–		4	–	3	–	2
124th Infantry		–		2	–	2	–	0
Camp Kilmer		–		2	–	2	–	0
Camp Lee		–		5	–	5	–	0
Logan Navy		–		2	–	2	–	0
Spokane Air Service		–		2	–	2	–	0
Camp Edwards		–		4	–	5	–	0
Curtis Bay Coast Guard		–		4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight		–		3	–	4	–	1
Jacksonville NATTC		–		3	–	4	–	0
Richmond AAB		–		4	–	6	–	1
Atlantic City NAS		–		2	–	3	–	0
North Carolina Pre-Flight		–		2	–	4	–	1
Patterson Field		–		2	–	4	–	1
Bowman Field		–		2	–	4	–	0
Kirtland Field		–		1	–	2	–	0
Lakehurst NAS		–		2	–	4	–	0
Camp Grant		–		2	–	6	–	2
Lowry Field		–		1	–	3	–	0
Fort Monroe		–		3	–	7	–	0
Daniel Field		–		2	–	7	–	0
Camp Gordon		–		1	–	4	–	0
South Plains AAF		–		1	–	4	–	0
Greenville AAB		–		1	–	5	–	0
Ward Island Marines		–		1	–	5	–	0
Bryan AAF		–		1	–	6	–	0
Pocatello AAB		–		0	–	3	–	0
Norfolk Fleet Marines		–		0	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll