1943_Norman_Naval_Air_Station_Zoomers_football_team

1943 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football
1943 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3
Head coach	John Gregg (1st season);
Home stadium	Hardie Field
	Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football team

American college football season

The 1943 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football team represented the United States Navy's Norman Naval Air Station (Norman NAS), located in Norman, Oklahoma, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach John Gregg, the Zoomers compiled a record of 4–3. Louis F. Zarza was an assistant coach for the team.^[1]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Norman NAS ranked 85th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 70.4.^[2]

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"Zarza, Former Coach Here, Is Assigned to Aircraft Carrier". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. February 5, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Willing Sooners, Weighty Zoomers Set for Opener". The Oklahoma Daily. Norman, Oklahoma. September 25, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"OU Trips Zoomers as Andrejko Leaves Game Because of Injury". The Daily Oklahoman. Norman, Oklahoma. September 25, 1943. p. 2B. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Zoomers to Bench Big Boys In Tussle Against Medicos". The Daily Oklahoman. Norman, Oklahoma. September 29, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Zoomers Humble Medics, 40 to 0". The Daily Oklahoman. Norman, Oklahoma. September 30, 1943. p. 16. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Rumans Star as Fort Riley Routs Norman Air Base, 39-0". Arizona Daily Star. October 10, 1943. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	2:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 6–22	10,000	^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
September 29	8:15 p.m.	49th Army General Hospital	Hardie Field Norman, OK	W 40–0		^[8]^[9]
October 9		at Fort Riley	Fort Riley, KS	L 0–39	1,500	^[10]
October 16		at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–0		^[11]
October 23		Oklahoma JV		W 19–0
October 30	8:15 p.m.	at Lubbock AAF	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–13		^[12]^[13]
November 7	2:30 p.m.	at Will Rogers Field	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 33–6	200	^[14]^[15]
All times are in Central time

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1943 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football team

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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