| 1943Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Ross Field |
Seasons | |
The1943 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team represented theUnited States Navy'sGreat Lakes Naval Training Station (Great Lakes NTS) during the1943 college football season. The team compiled a 10–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 257 to 108, and was ranked No. 6 in thefinal AP poll.[1]Tony Hinkle, who coached atButler University before the war, was in his second season as head coach.
The Bluejackets played multiple games against teams that were ranked in the final AP Poll, including an upset of national championNotre Dame in the final game of the season. The team's two losses were toPurdue andNorthwestern, which finished the season ranked No. 5 and No 9, respectively, in the final AP Poll.
In the finalLitkenhous Ratings, Great Lakes Navy ranked seventh among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 112.3.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | Fort Riley |
| W 20–19 | 15,000 | [3] | |||
| September 18 | Purdue |
| L 13–23 | 22,000 | [4] | |||
| September 25 | Iowa |
| W 21–7 | [5] | ||||
| October 2 | Pittsburgh |
| W 40–0 | 22,000 | [6] | |||
| October 9 | No. 18Ohio State | No. 12 |
| W 13–6 | 22,000 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | atNorthwestern | No. 14 | L 0–13 | 35,000 | [8] | |||
| October 24 | atMarquette | W 41–7 | 15,000 | [9] | ||||
| October 30 | atWestern Michigan | No. 18 | W 32–6 | 9,500 | [10] | |||
| November 6 | Camp Grant |
| W 12–0 | 20,000 | [11] | |||
| November 13 | atIndiana | W 21–7 | 7,500 | [12] | ||||
| November 20 | Marquette |
| W 25–6 | 22,000 | [13] | |||
| November 27 | vs. No. 1Notre Dame | W 19–14 | 23,000 | [14] | ||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 12 | 14 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 6(1) |