1943_Iowa_Pre-Flight_Seahawks_football_team

1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team

1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team

American college football season

The 1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at the University of Iowa as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In the second season of intercollegiate football at the pre-flight school, the team compiled a 9–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 277 to 98, and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll.[1][2]

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In July 1943, Don Faurot—previously the head football coach at Missouri and recently enlisted in the Navy with a rank of lieutenant—was assigned to take over from Bernie Bierman as the team's head coach.[3] Upon arriving in Iowa City in August, 100 candidates tried out at Faurot's first football practice session. Faurot said he would use a T formation and promised at the time that "we will have a fighting squad and a fighting team."[4]

Four Iowa Pre-Flight players were named to the Associated Press' 1943 AP Service All-America team. Center Vince Banonis and back Dick Todd were named to the first team. End Perry Schwartz and guard Nick Kerasiotis were named to the second team.[5]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Iowa Pre-Flight ranked fifth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 113.5.[6]

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Rankings

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Roster

Players who started at least half of the games are shown in bold.[18]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Jack Scott. "1943 Iowa Seahawks" (PDF). College Football Historical Society – via LA84 Foundation.
  3. [3]
    "Lieut. Don Faurot Goes to Iowa Pre-Flight". Des Moines Tribune. July 17, 1943. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "100 Gridmen Greet Faurot". Des Moines Tribune. August 17, 1943. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "1943 AP Service All-America". The Troy Record. December 11, 1943. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    Sec Taylor (September 19, 1943). "Seahawks Win, 32-18". The Des Moines Register. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Sec Taylor (September 26, 1943). "Passes Punch Across Cadet Touchdowns: Bucks Bounce Back in Second Half". The Des Moines Register. p. 5-1, 5-2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Jack North (October 3, 1943). "Seahawks Slug Cyclones, 33-13: Maznicki Rambles To Four Touchdowns". The Des Moines Register. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Jack North (October 10, 1943). "Seahawk Passes Punch Iowa, 25-0". The Des Moines Register. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Sec Taylor (October 17, 1943). "Seahawks Jab Tigers 21-6; Fifth in a Row". The Des Moines Register. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Seahawks Toy With Fort Riley Team". The Democrat and Leader. October 31, 1943. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    Bert McGrane (November 8, 1943). "Seahawks Win Seventh, 46-19". The Des Moines Register. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. [14]
    Jack North (November 14, 1943). "Seahawks Tune Up for Irish, 28-13". The Des Moines Register. pp. 5–1, 5–4 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "N. D. Shades Seahawks, 14 to 13; Navy Trainee Kicks Vital Extra Points". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 21, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Sec Taylordate=November 28, 1943. "Seahawks Triumph, 32-0". The Des Moines Register. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. [17]
    Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
  18. [18]
    Statistics for games started based on box scores from each game, as reflected in game coverage cited above.
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