1942 Fort Douglas MPs football team

American college football season

1942 Fort Douglas MPs football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 20 (APS)
Record	5–3
Head coach	Murray Maughan
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 Fort Douglas MPs football team represented Fort Douglas during the 1942 college football season. Under the coaching of a former Utah football player, Murray Maughan, the MPs (members of the Military Police Corps) compiled a 5–3 record, although they were outscored by their opponents by a total of 174 to 159. On a December 2 AP Poll for the ranking of service academies, Fort Douglas received a single tenth place vote, good enough to place them at No. 20 alongside Daniel Field and Camp Shelby.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	8:00 p.m.	at Weber Junior College	Ogden Stadium Ogden, UT	W 45–0	1,500
October 5		at Logan Navy-Marines	Ogden Stadium Ogden, UT	W 12–7	800
October 10		at Second Air Force	Wendover, UT	L 0–37	1,200
October 16		at BYU	Provo, UT	W 24–13	3,000+
October 23		Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–49	1,000
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 6–44
November 11		Hill Field	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 26–7	2,000
November 14	2:30 p.m.	Idaho Southern Branch	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 39–17	1,000
November 26		at Hill Field	Ogden Municipal Stadium Ogden, UT	Cancelled

References

"Major Goates Plans Winter Sports At Fort". Deseret News. November 20, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"McDonough, Adelt in Star Roles As Soldiers trim Weber". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 26, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Soldiers Slate friday Game With Weber JC". Salt Lake Telegram. September 19, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Soldiers Eke Out 12 to 7 Decision Navy-Marines". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 5, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Runs 85 Yards". Salt Lake Telegram. October 5, 1942. p. 13. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Bombers Trip Fort Douglas". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1942. p. 27. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Second Air Force Whips Fort Douglas, 37-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1942. p. 26. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Cougars take Lead then Falter". Deseret News. October 17, 1942. p. 15. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Fort Douglas Triumphs Over Cougars". The Herald-Journal. October 17, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Rejuvenated Farmers Handcuffs MP's With 49-7 Triumph". The Herald-Journal. October 24, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Fort Eleven Heads for Denver Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 30, 1942. p. 20. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"D. U. Blasts Ft. Douglas, 44-6". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 1, 1942. p. 29. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Denver Defeats Utah Soldiers In 44-6 Show". The Daily Sentinel. November 1, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
"Military Police To Tackle ISB". Deseret News. November 12, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"The Sports Highway". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 30, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"Military Police To Tackle ISB". Deseret News. November 12, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"M P's Hammer Tough Bengal Team, 39 to 17". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 15, 1942. p. 28. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
"The Sports Highway". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 30, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 116. 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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