1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football team

The 1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard football team represented the United States Coast Guard's training school at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–0–1 record and was ranked No. 9 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.

1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 9 (APS)
Record	6–0–1
Head coach	Gar Griffith (1st season)

1942 military service football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Second Air Force			–					11	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 17 March Field			–					11	–	2	–	0
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. 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 AAB			–					5	–	4	–	0
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS			–					4	–	4	–	1
Santa Ana AAB			–					4	–	4	–	0
Will Rogers AB			–					4	–	4	–	0
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

The team was coached by Gar Griffith, who both played and coached football at Ohio State before the war, and Pug Vaughan, who was a player-coach. Notable players included Esco Sarkkinen, Mike Karmazin, and Eulace Peacock. Lt. Commander Jack Dempsey, the former heavyweight champion of the world, was the director of physical education; he was referred to in press coverage as the team's "water boy."

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Brooklyn		W 30–0
October 3	at CCNY	Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY	W 31–0
October 10	at Villanova	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 20–13	18,000
October 18	at Fort Monmouth	Frawley Field Fort Monmouth, NJ	T 7–7
October 22	Boston College		Scrimmage
October 31	at Toledo	Swayne Field Toledo, OH	W 20–0
November 14	at Springfield	Springfield, MA	W 14–13
December 6	Scranton		W 27–0