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1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team

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1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 5 (APS)
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Seasons
1943 →
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 1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at Saint Mary's College of California during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 210 to 92.[1]

Tex Oliver was the head coach. Two members of the team were named to the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team: Joe Ruetz at right guard and Frankie Albert at quarterback. In addition, Tom Smith (right guard) and Bob Koch (right halfback) were named to the 1942 All-Navy Preflight Cadet All-America team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Pacific (CA)
W 38–9[3]
September 26at Oregon Portland, ORW 10–9
October 3at UCLAW 18–720,000
October 10vs. Alameda Coast GuardW 40–0[4]
November 8vs. Santa Ana AAB
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 59–012,000[5][6][7]
November 14at WashingtonT 0–05,000
November 22vs. No. 14 Santa Clara San Francisco, CAW 13–625,000[8]
November 28at No. 12 StanfordL 13–28
December 5at CaliforniaL 6–12
December 19at No. 14 USCL 13–216,643

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References

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  1. ^ "1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Grantland Rice (December 27, 1942). "All-Navy All-America". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Russ Newland (September 20, 1942). "Jim Newquist, Bob Koch Star As Oliver's Navy Wins, 38-9". The Register-Guard. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Alan Ward (October 11, 1942). "Pre-Flight Swamps Coast Guard, 40-0: Albert Hurls Moragans to Easy Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dyer, Braven (November 8, 1942). "Navy Preflights Face Air Base Grid Today". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 19, part I. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Dyer, Braven (November 9, 1942). "Navy Routs Army, 59-0". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 19, part I. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Dyer, Braven (November 9, 1942). "Army Routed by Preflights (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 21, part I. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Alan Ward (November 23, 1942). "Bronc Bowl Hopes Ruined by Preflight: Bottari's Air Shots Bring 13-6 Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.