1943 Lowry Field Bombers football team

The 1943 Lowry Field Bombers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Lowry Field, located in Arapahoe County, Colorado near Denver, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Gil Kuhn, the Bombers compiled a record of 1–3.[1]

1943 Lowry Field Bombers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3
Head coach
Home stadiumDU 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, Lowry Field ranked 88th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 68.9.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Fort WarrenW 7–0[3][4][5]
September 18at Colorado CollegeL 14–324,500[6]
September 25at Fort RileyFort Riley, KSL 20–6010,000[7]
October 2at ColoradoL 6–19[8]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Service Teams Clash In Grid Opener". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. International News Service. September 6, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ 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  .
  3. ^ "Lowry Field Sets Ft. Warren Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 11, 1943. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Lowry-Warren Open Intermountain Football". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. September 11, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Fort Warren Loses to Lowry Field". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Associated Press. September 12, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Colorado College Smashes Touted Lowery Field, 32-14". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. International News Service. September 19, 1943. p. 6B. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Ruman Pitches as Fort Riley Swamps Lowry: Centaurs Rout Bombers of Denver by Lopsided 60 to 20 Score". Arizona Daily Star. September 26, 1943. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colorado Wins , 19-6". [Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. International News Service. October 3, 1943. p. 24. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.