1943_Ottumwa_Naval_Air_Station_Skyers_football_team

1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football
1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1
Head coach	Jimmy Kitts (1st season);
Home stadium	Schaefer Field
	Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football team

American college football season

The 1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football team, sometimes called the "Sea Flyers", represented Ottumwa Naval Air Station (Ottumwa NAS), located near Ottumwa, Iowa, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Jimmy Kitts, the Skyers compiled a record of 5–1.

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Ottumwa NAS ranked 74th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 75.6.^[1]

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"Sky Flyers's Power Slugs Cadet B, 14-6". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 27, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Skyers In 2nd Game Today". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 10, 1943. p. 5, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Skyers Scrape Ft. Crook, 29-0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 11, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Skyers Will Clash With Beahawks". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 17, 1943. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Ottumwa Navy Repeats Over Beahawks, 13-0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 18, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Ottumwa--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 18, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Cyclones To Face Ottumwa Minus Ace Howard Tippee". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. October 23, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bunker Hill Set to Test Ottumwa Sea Flyers". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 31, 1943. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Bert McGrane (November 1, 1943). "Kutner's Play Deals Skyers First Defeat". The Des Moines Register. pp. 9–10.

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"Skyers Meet Prison Team". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 14, 1943. p. 5, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Skyers Roll Over Prison Eleven, 54-0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 15, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		at Iowa Pre-Flight B team	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 14–6	800	^[2]
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Fort Crook	Ottumwa High School Stadium Ottumwa, IA	W 29–0		^[3]^[4]
October 17	3:00 p.m.	Iowa Pre-Flight B team	Schaefer Field Ottumwa, IA	W 13–0	6,000	^[5]^[6]^[7]
October 23	8:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Ottumwa, IA	W 13–12	4,500	^[8]^[9]^[10]
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Bunker Hill NAS	Schaefer Field Ottumwa, IA	L 13–19	6,500	^[11]^[12]
November 14		at Iowa State Prison	Fort Madison, IA	W 54–0	1,500	^[13]^[14]
All times are in Central 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