1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team
American college football season
The 1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces ' Randolph Field during the 1943 college football season . Randolph Field was located about 15 miles east-northeast of San Antonio, Texas . The team compiled a 9–1–1 record and played Texas to a 7–7 tie in the 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 1944.
Frank Tritico , who coached Lake Charles, Louisiana , high school teams to two state championships, was the team's head coach. His assistant coaches were Butch Morse , Leland Killian, and Walter Parker.[ 1]
Glenn Dobbs was the star of the Randolph Field offense in 1943. Dobbs was the only Randolph player named to the Associated Press 1943 Service All-America team.[ 2] He also played at Tulsa and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame .
In the final Litkenhous Ratings , Randolph Field ranked 48th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 83.5.[ 3]
Schedule
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final AP — — — — — — — 18т —
References
^ "Ramblers Prepare" . The Brownsville Herald . August 19, 1943. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1943 Service All-America" . Waterloo Daily Courier . December 10, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ "Parker, Dobbs Lead In Randolph Victory" . The Big Spring Daily Herald . September 19, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Randolph Licks Rice Owls in Mud Battle" . San Antonio Light . September 26, 1943. p. 6-5 – via NewspaperARCHIVE .
^ "Randolph Trounces Ward Island, 39-9" . Valley Evening Monitor . October 3, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Randolph Field Smashes Marines: Flyers Collect Easy 39-9 Grid Victory" . San Antonio Express . October 3, 1943. p. 4D – via NewspaperARCHIVE .
^ "Randolph Rests Stars for Mexico" . San Antonio Light . October 25, 1943. p. 6 – via NewspaperARCHIVE .
^ "10,000 See Randolph Gridders Beat Mexico: Mexico Gives Randolph Good Battle" . San Antonio Light . October 31, 1943. p. 11 – via NewspaperARCHIVE .
^ "Randolph Field Keeps Perfect Record With Win Over Blackland" . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . November 7, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Randolph Trims Blackland, 26-7: Seven for Undefeated Ramblers" . San Antonio Light . November 7, 1943. p. 19 – via NewspaperARCHIVE .
^ "Raiders and Rambler Clash Today" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . Corpus Christi, Texas . November 13, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Dobbs' Aerial Shot Rout Raiders" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . Corpus Christi, Texas . November 14, 1943. p. 1D. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ramblers (continued)" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . Corpus Christi, Texas . November 14, 1943. p. 3D. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Randolph Paced By Dobbs Beats Ward Island 11" . The Brownsville Herald . November 14, 1943. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Randolph Defeats NTAC In Fourth Quarter Rally" . The Brownsville Herald . November 21, 1943. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Randolph Rallies To Take No. 9: Dobbs Hits Mark With 29 Passes" . San Antonio Light . November 21, 1943. pp. 19–20.
^ "Ramblers Toppled As Gambling Pass Turns Into SLI Touchdown" . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . November 28, 1943. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Harold V. Ratliff (January 2, 1944). "Longhorns And Randolph Field Battle To 7-7 Deadlock: Dobbs Puts On Great Show For Drenched Fans" . The Brownsville Herald (AP story) . p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football . Haworth, New Jersey : St. Johann Press. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9 .
Bowl games All-Service 1942 1943 1944 1945