1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football team

1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football
Conference Independent
1942 record 6–0–1
Head coach Gar Griffith (1st season)
1942 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Second Air Force   –    11 –0 –1
Manhattan Beach Coast Guard   –    6 –0 –1
Georgia Pre-Flight   –    7 –1 –1
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –    8 –2 –1
Jacksonville NAS   –    9 –3 –0
Great Lakes Navy   –    8 –3 –1
March Field   –    5 –2 –0
Iowa Pre-Flight   –    7 –3 –1
Fort Riley   –    6 –3 –0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –    6 –3 –1
Albuquerque AB   –    4 –3 –0
Corpus Christi NAS   –    4 –3 –1
Camp Davis   –    4 –3 –2
Camp Grant   –    4 –5 –0
Penascola NAS   –    3 –5 –1
Camp Pickett   –    1 –6 –0
Alameda Coast Guard   –    1 –7 –1

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.[1]

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.[2] 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."[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26BrooklynW 30–0
CCNYW 31–0
October 10at Villanova
W 20–1318,000[4]
October 18at Fort Monmouth
  • Frawley Field
  • Fort Monmouth, NJ
T 7–7[5]
October 22Boston CollegeScrimmage
October 31at ToledoToledo, OHW 20–0[6]
November 14at Springfield (MA)Springfield, MAW 14–13[7]
December 6ScrantonW 27–0

References

  1. ↑ "Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation". Ashville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Coast Guard Plays Duty First Football These Days". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 28, 1942. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grayson's Scoreboard". The Berkshire Evening Eagle. December 3, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Coast Guards Jolt Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Fort Monmouth Surprises Strong Coast Guard Eleven". Asbury Park Evening Press. October 19, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Coast Guard Rips Toledo By 26-0". Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1942. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Coast Guard Nips Springfield Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1942. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
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