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1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football team

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.

1943 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSchaefer Field
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, Ottumwa NAS ranked 74th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 75.6.[1]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Iowa Pre-Flight B team
W 14–6800[2]
October 102:00 p.m.Fort Crook
W 29–0[3][4]
October 173:00 p.m.Iowa Pre-Flight B team
  • Schaefer Field
  • Ottumwa, IA
W 13–06,000[5][6][7]
October 238:00 p.m.Iowa StateOttumwa, IAW 13–124,500[8][9][10]
October 312:00 p.m.Bunker Hill NAS
  • Schaefer Field
  • Ottumwa, IA
L 13–196,500[11][12]
November 14at Iowa State PrisonFort Madison, IAW 54–01,500[13][14]

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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. ^ "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  .
  3. ^ "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  .
  4. ^ "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  .
  5. ^ "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  .
  6. ^ "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  .
  7. ^ "Ottumwa--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 18, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "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  .
  9. ^ "Cyclones Fail 13-12". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 24, 1943. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Cyclones--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 24, 1943. p. 5, sports section. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "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  .
  12. ^ Bert McGrane (November 1, 1943). "Kutner's Play Deals Skyers First Defeat". The Des Moines Register. pp. 9–10.
  13. ^ "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  .
  14. ^ "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  .
  15. ^ "6 Games For Sea Flyers". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. September 16, 1943. p. 25. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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