American college football season
The1943 Camp Lejeune Marines football team represented theUnited States Marine Corps'sCamp Lejeune, located in New River, North Carolina, during the1943 college football season. The Marines compiled a record of 6–2–1. Second Lieutenant Marvin Bell was named head coach of the team on September 9. Bell had graduated fromMarquette University in 1936 and served as ends coach for theMarquette football team under head coachesFrank Murray,Paddy Driscoll, andThomas E. Stidham.[1] On September 30, after the first two games of the season,Jack Chevigny was appointed the team's head coach. Bell remained an assistant coach for the team along with Jack Thurner, who had playedcollege football as atackle atNorth Carolina State University and coached atMemphis Catholic High School in 1942.[2] The team's roster includedChuck Drulis andBob Fitch.
In the finalLitkenhous Ratings, Camp Lejeune ranked 38th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 86.5.[3]
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- ^Hawkins, A. D. (September 10, 1943)."Lt. Marvin Bell Named Camp Lejeune Coach".Winston-Salem Journal.Winston-Salem, North Carolina. p. 17. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Jack Chevingny Head Coach At Camp Lejeune".Daily Times-News.Burlington, North Carolina. September 30, 1943. p. 6. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943)."Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. RetrievedApril 16, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^Horner, Jack (September 18, 1943)."Duke Plays Strong Opponent In Camp Lejeune Marines Today".Greensboro Daily News.Greensboro, North Carolina. p. 4. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^Herbert, Dick (September 19, 1943)."Blue Devils Rout Marines Marines, 40 to 0".The News & Observer.Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 10. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Bainbridge To Tackle Marines".Winston-Salem Journal.Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Associated Press. September 25, 1943. p. 8. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Lejeune Bows To Bainbridge".The Baltimore Sun. September 26, 1942. p. 22 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Marines To Play Carolina White".Greensboro Daily News.Greensboro, North Carolina. October 9, 1943. p. 4. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Camp Lejeune Defeats Carolina Whites, 26-0".Greensboro Daily News.Greensboro, North Carolina.Associated Press. October 10, 1943. p. 3, section 4. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Ft. Monroe Plays at Camp Lejeune".Greensboro Daily News.Greensboro, North Carolina. October 16, 1943. p. 4. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Marines Win, 51-0".Greensboro Daily News.Greensboro, North Carolina.Associated Press. October 17, 1943. p. 3, section 4. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Lejeune Engages Raiders OF NATTC".The News & Observer.Raleigh, North Carolina.Associated Press. October 23, 1943. p. 7. RetrievedApril 18, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Lejeune Defeats Air Raiders".The News & Observer.Raleigh, North Carolina.Associated Press. October 24, 1943. p. 10. RetrievedApril 18, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Camp Lejeune Plays Camp Davis Soldiers".The News & Observer.Raleigh, North Carolina. October 30, 1943. p. 7. RetrievedApril 18, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Camp Lejeune Marines Defeat Camp Davis, 14 To 0".The Sunday Star-News.Wilmington, North Carolina.Associated Press. October 31, 1943. p. 8. RetrievedApril 18, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Lejeune To Play".Greensboro Daily News.Greensboro, North Carolina.Associated Press. November 5, 1943. p. 8, section 2. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Camp Lejeune Routes Norfolk Marines, 55-6".Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel.Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Associated Press. November 7, 1943. p. 14. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Camp Lejeune Meets Cloudbusters Today".The News & Observer.Raleigh, North Carolina.Associated Press. November 13, 1943. p. 7. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Lejeune Balked By Pre-Flight With 14-14 Tie".The Durham Herald-Sun.Durham, North Carolina.Associated Press. November 14, 1943. p. 2, section IV. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Camp Lejeune Marines Edge Raiders".The Sunday Star-News.Wilmington, North Carolina.Associated Press. November 28, 1943. p. 8. RetrievedApril 18, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^Daye, John (2014).Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football.Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 140.ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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