1942 Camp Davis Fighting AA's football team

American college football season

1942 Camp Davis Fighting AA's football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 16 (APS)
Record	4–3–2
Head coach	Henry A. Johnson (1st season)
Captain	Lem Fitzgerald (quarterback)
Home stadium	Legion Stadium
Seasons← 19411943 →

1942 military service football records
v t e	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 Camp Davis Fighting AA's football team represented Camp Davis during the 1942 college football season. Led by head coach Henry A. Johnson, the Fighting AA's compiled a 4–3–2 record, outscored their opponents by a total of 119 to 104, and shut out three opponents. They were ranked No. 16 in the Associated Press post-season poll for service academies.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26		at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–32
October 3		Appalachian State	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	T 13–13	4,000
October 10		Catawba	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	L 14–21
October 17		High Point	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	W 20–0	5,000
October 24		East Carolina	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	Cancelled
October 24	2:30 p.m.	North Carolina Pre-Flight B team	Kenan Field Chapel Hill, NC	W 2–0	1,500+
October 31		at Fort Story	Norfolk, VA	Cancelled
November 7		Presbyterian	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	L 6–26	5,000
November 11		New River Marines	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	Cancelled
November 14		Cherry Point Marines	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	W 37–0	4,000
November 21		Camp Lee	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	Cancelled
November 21		Daniel Field	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	W 21–6	3,000
November 26		North Carolina reserves	Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC	T 6–6	8,000

References

"1942 Football Schedules of College and service Teams Throughout Nation - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Camp Davis Blanked By Citadel Bulldogs". The News and Observer. September 27, 1942. p. 13. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Appalachian Is Held To 13-13 Tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1942. p. 25. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Catawba Indians Win Over Camp Davis, 21-14". The News and Observer. October 11, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Fitzgerald Shines As Camp Davis Wins". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1942. p. 27. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Camp Davis Nips Navy School, 2-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 25, 1942. p. 24. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Service Clubs Will Struggle On Kenan Field". The Daily Tar Heel. October 24, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Presbyterian Scores Win Over Camp Davis". The News and Observer. November 8, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Camp Davis Wins". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 15, 1942. p. 23. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Camp Davis Defeats Augusta Outfit, 21-6". The News and Observer. November 22, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Camp Davis Team Plays Tar Heel Reserves To Tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 27, 1942. p. 21. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.

v t e World War II military service football teams
Bowl games	1943 Sun Bowl 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
All-Service	1943 All-Service football team 1944 All-Service football team
1942	Army Navy Great Lakes Navy (AP Service No. 1) Iowa Pre-Flight (APS No. 2) Georgia Pre-Flight (APS No. 3) North Carolina Pre-Flight (APS No. 4) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (APS No. 5) Jacksonville NAS (APS No. 6) Camp Grant (APS No. 7) Pensacola NAS (APS No. 8) Manhattan Beach Coast Guard (APS No. 9) Corpus Christi NAS (APS No. 10) Second Air Force (APS No. 11) Fort Knox (APS No. 12) Lakehurst NAS (APS No. 13) Fort Monmouth (APS No. 14) Fort Riley (APS No. 15) Camp Davis (APS No. 16) March Field (APS No. 17) Fort Totten (APS T-No. 18) Spence Field (APS T-No. 18) Daniel Field (APS T-No. 20) Fort Douglas (APS T-No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Albuquerque AAB Santa Ana AAB Will Rogers AB
1943	Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 2) Navy (AP No. 4) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 6) Del Monte Pre-Flight (AP No. 8) March Field (AP No. 10) Army (AP No. 11) Bainbridge (AP No. 17) 124th Infantry 176th Infantry 300th Infantry Alameda Coast Guard Atlantic City NAS Blackland AAF Bowman Field Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Davis Camp Edwards Camp Grant Camp Gordon Camp Kilmer Camp Lee Camp Lejeune Charleston Coast Guard Cherry Point Marines Curtis Bay Coast Guard Daniel Field Fort Douglas Fort Knox Fort Monroe Fort Riley Fort Sheridan Fort Warren Georgia Pre-Flight Greensboro Greenville AAB Jacksonville NATTC Kearns Field Keesler Field Kirtland Field Lakehurst NAS Logan Navy Lowry Field Lubbock AAF Memphis NATTC Norfolk Fleet Marines Norman NAS North Carolina Pre-Flight Ottumwa NAS Patterson Field Pocatello AAB Randolph Field Richmond AAB St. Mary's Pre-Flight Salt Lake AAB Sampson NTS San Diego NTS South Plains AAF Spokane Air Service Ward Island Marines Wright Field
1944	Army (AP No. 1) Randolph Field (AP No. 3) Navy (AP No. 4) Bainbridge (AP No. 5) Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 6) March Field (AP No. 10) Norman NAS (AP No. 13) El Toro Marines (AP No. 16) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 17) Fort Pierce (AP No. 18) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (AP No. 19) Second Air Force (AP No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Amarillo AAF Atlantic City NAS Bergstrom Field Blackland AAF Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Beale Camp Ellis Camp Lee Camp Peary Chatham Field Cherry Point Marines Coronado Amphibious Daniel Field Ellington Field Fairfield-Suisun AAB Fleet City Fort Monroe Fort Warren Fourth Infantry Galveston AAF Georgia Pre-Flight Hondo AAF Jacksonville NAS Keesler Field Klamath Falls Marine Barracks Lincoln AAF Lubbock AAF Maxwell Field Miami NTC Minter Field North Carolina Pre-Flight Olathe NAS Ottumwa NAS Richmond AAB Sampton NTS San Diego NTS San Francisco Coast Guard Selman Field South Plains AAF Third Air Force Third Infantry Tonopah AAF
1945	Army (AP No. 1) Navy (AP No. 3) Air Transport Command Amarillo AAF AAF Training Command Albany Navy Atlantic City NAS Bainbridge Barksdale Field Bergstrom Field Camp Beale Camp Blanding Camp Detrick Camp Lee Camp Peary Cherry Point Marines Dalhart AAF Corpus Christi NAS Eastern Flying Training Command El Toro Marines Ellington Field Farragut NTS First Air Force Fleet City Fort Benning Fort McClellan Fort Monroe Fort Pierce Fort Riley Fort Warren Fourth Air Force Great Bend AAF Great Lakes Navy Gulfport AAF Homestead AAB Hondo AAF Hutchinson NAS Jacksonville NAS Kearney AAF Keesler Field Lake Charles AAF Little Creek Luke Field Miami NAS Miami NTC Minter Field North Camp Hood Oceana NAS Olathe NAS Pensacola NAS Personnel Distribution Command Saint Mary's Pre-Flight San Diego NTS Santa Barbara Marines Second Air Force Selman Field South Camp Hood Stockton AAF Third Air Force Williams Field

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