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1943 Greenville Army Air Base Jay Birds football team

The 1943 Greenville Army Air Base Jay Birds football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's 334th Bombardment Group at Greenville Army Air Base (Greenville AAB), located near Greenville, South Carolina, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Jim Thomason, the Jay Birds compiled a record of 1–5.

1943 Greenville Army Air Base Jay Birds football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 military service football records
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

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Greenville AAB ranked 203rd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 35.6.[1]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 98:30 p.m.Newberry
L 6–281,000[2][3]
October 168:00 p.m.Presbyterian
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–28[4][5]
October 233:00 p.m.NC State
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–72,500[6][7]
October 303:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 18–434,500[8][9]
November 63:00 p.m.10th Armored
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–142,000[10][11]
November 113:00 p.m.60th Armored Infantry
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 20–07,000[12][13]

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References edit

  1. ^ 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  .
  2. ^ Ballenger, Frank (October 9, 1943). "Jay Birds Open Grid Season". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Latimer, Scoop (October 10, 1943). "Newberry Rips Birds". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. B8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Jay Birds Primed To Battle P. C. Tonight At 8". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 16, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Latimer, Scoop (October 17, 1943). "P. C. Soars Over Jay Birds, 28 To 6". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. B8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Ballenger, Frank (October 23, 1943). "Jay Birds And N. C. State To Tangle At 3 0'Clock". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Latimer, Scoop (October 24, 1943). "N. C. State Noses Out Bomb Group Birds, 7 To 6". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. B8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Birds Set For Maryland". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 30, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ Latimer, Scoop (October 31, 1943). "Maryland Gets 'Breaks' To Beat Bombers, 43-18". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. B8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Jay Birds Ready For Gordon Team Saturday". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 4, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ Latimer, Scoop (November 7, 1943). "Camp Gordon Trains Defeats Bomber Birds, 14-6". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. B8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Bombers, Gordon Infantry Tangle At 3 0'Clock". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 11, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ Latimer, Scoop (November 12, 1943). "Bird Bombers 'Shack' Camp Gordon Eleven, 20-0". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 18. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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