1943 Fort Monroe Gunners football team

The 1943 Fort Monroe Gunners football team represented the United States Army's Fort Monroe, located in Hampton, Virginia, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Tody Riggs, the Gunners compiled a record of 3–7.^[1]

1943 Fort Monroe Gunners football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Tody Riggs (1st season)
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 military service football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Bainbridge			–					7	–	0	–	0
Bunker Hill NAS			–					6	–	0	–	0
Greensboro			–					4	–	0	–	0
Memphis NATTC			–					2	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 10 March Field			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Del Monte Pre-Flight			–					7	–	1	–	0
Randolph Field			–					9	–	1	–	1
Georgia Pre-Flight			–					5	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Great Lakes Navy			–					10	–	2	–	0
Lubbock AAF			–					5	–	1	–	0
Ottumwa NAS			–					5	–	1	–	0
Camp Davis			–					8	–	2	–	0
Sampson NTS			–					7	–	2	–	0
San Diego NTS			–					7	–	2	–	0
Keesler Field			–					3	–	1	–	0
Wright Field			–					1	–	0	–	1
Camp Lejeune			–					6	–	2	–	1
Fort Riley			–					6	–	2	–	1
Kearns Field			–					5	–	2	–	0
Fort Knox			–					4	–	2	–	0
Cherry Point Marines			–					4	–	2	–	1
Alameda Coast Guard			–					4	–	2	–	1
Fort Douglas			–					4	–	2	–	1
300th Infantry			–					5	–	3	–	0
176th Infantry			–					4	–	3	–	0
Blackland AAF			–					4	–	3	–	0
Fort Sheridan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Fort Warren			–					4	–	3	–	0
Norman NAS			–					4	–	3	–	0
Charleston Coast Guard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Salt Lake AAB			–					4	–	3	–	2
124th Infantry			–					2	–	2	–	0
Camp Kilmer			–					2	–	2	–	0
Camp Lee			–					5	–	5	–	0
Logan Navy			–					2	–	2	–	0
Spokane Air Service			–					2	–	2	–	0
Camp Edwards			–					4	–	5	–	0
Curtis Bay Coast Guard			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight			–					3	–	4	–	1
Jacksonville NATTC			–					3	–	4	–	0
Richmond AAB			–					4	–	6	–	1
Atlantic City NAS			–					2	–	3	–	0
North Carolina Pre-Flight			–					2	–	4	–	1
Patterson Field			–					2	–	4	–	1
Bowman Field			–					2	–	4	–	0
Kirtland Field			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lakehurst NAS			–					2	–	4	–	0
Camp Grant			–					2	–	6	–	2
Lowry Field			–					1	–	3	–	0
Fort Monroe			–					3	–	7	–	0
Daniel Field			–					2	–	7	–	0
Camp Gordon			–					1	–	4	–	0
South Plains AAF			–					1	–	4	–	0
Greenville AAB			–					1	–	5	–	0
Ward Island Marines			–					1	–	5	–	0
Bryan AAF			–					1	–	6	–	0
Pocatello AAB			–					0	–	3	–	0
Norfolk Fleet Marines			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Monroe ranked 183rd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 43.4.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at Apprentice	School stadium Newport News, VA	L 0–14		[3][4]
September 25		Norfolk Fleet Marines	Fort Monroe, VA	W 18–0		[5][6]
October 3		at Richmond AAB	Richmond, VA	L 0–6		[7][8]
October 9		Bainbridge	Fort Monroe, VA	L 0–57		[9]
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Camp Lejeune	New River, NC	L 0–51		[10][11]
October 23		Curtis Bay Coast Guard	Fort Monroe, VA	L 6–13		[12]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Richmond AAB	Fort Story, VA	W 18–13		[13][14]
November 6	2:30 p.m.	at Camp Davis	Camp Davis, NC	L 6–31	11,000	[15][16]
November 21	2:30 p.m.	at Norfolk Fleet Marines	Forman Field Norfolk, VA	W 44–6		[17][18]
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at Camp Lee	Camp Lee, VA	L 0–6		[19][20]
All times are in Eastern time

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