1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team

The 1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at Saint Mary's College of California during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 210 to 92.[1]

1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 5 (APS)
1942 record6–3–1
Head coach
1942 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Second Air Force    11 0 1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard    6 0 1
No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight    7 1 1
No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight    8 2 1
No. 6 Jacksonville NAS    9 3 0
No. 1 Great Lakes Navy    8 3 1
No. 17 March Field    5 2 0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight    7 3 1
No. 15 Fort Riley    6 3 0
No. 14 Fort Monmouth    5 2 2
No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight    6 3 1
No. T–20 Fort Douglas    5 3 0
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS    4 3 1
No. 16 Camp Davis    4 3 2
Albuquerque AB    5 4 0
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS    4 4 1
No. 7 Camp Grant    4 5 0
No. 8 Pensacola NAS    3 5 1
No. T–18 Fort Totten    3 5 1
Camp Pickett    1 6 0
No. 12 Fort Knox    2 6 0
Alameda Coast Guard    1 7 1
No. T–18 Spence Field    0 4 0
No. T–20 Daniel Field    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Service Poll

Tex Oliver was the head coach. Two members of the team were named to the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team: Joe Ruetz at right guard and Frankie Albert at quarterback. In addition, Tom Smith (right guard) and Bob Koch (right halfback) were named to the 1942 All-Navy Preflight Cadet All-America team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Pacific (CA)
W 38–9[3]
September 26at Oregon Portland, ORW 10–9
October 3at UCLAW 18–720,000
October 10vs. Alameda Coast GuardW 40–0[4]
November 8at Santa Ana Field Los Angeles, CAW 59–0
November 14at WashingtonT 0–05,000
November 22vs. No. 14 Santa Clara San Francisco, CAW 13–625,000[5]
November 28at No. 12 StanfordL 13–28
December 5at CaliforniaL 6–12
December 19at No. 14 USCL 13–216,643
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. Grantland Rice (December 27, 1942). "All-Navy All-America". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Russ Newland (September 20, 1942). "Jim Newquist, Bob Koch Star As Oliver's Navy Wins, 38-9". The Register-Guard. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Alan Ward (October 11, 1942). "Pre-Flight Swamps Coast Guard, 40-0: Albert Hurls Moragans to Easy Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Alan Ward (November 23, 1942). "Bronc Bowl Hopes Ruined by Preflight: Bottari's Air Shots Bring 13-6 Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
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