1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team

American college football season

1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 2
Record	9–1
Head coach	Don Faurot (1st season)
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
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

The 1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at the University of Iowa as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In the second season of intercollegiate football at the pre-flight school, the team compiled a 9–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 277 to 98, and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll.

In July 1943, Don Faurot—previously the head football coach at Missouri and recently enlisted in the Navy with a rank of lieutenant—was assigned to take over from Bernie Bierman as the team's head coach. Upon arriving in Iowa City in August, 100 candidates tried out at Faurot's first football practice session. Faurot said he would use a T formation and promised at the time that "we will have a fighting squad and a fighting team."

Four Iowa Pre-Flight players were named to the Associated Press' 1943 AP Service All-America team. Center Vince Banonis and back Dick Todd were named to the first team. End Perry Schwartz and guard Nick Kerasiotis were named to the second team.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Iowa Pre-Flight ranked fifth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 113.5.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 32–18	8,500
September 25	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 28–13	23,496
October 2	at Iowa State		Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 33–13	10,000
October 9	vs. Iowa	No. 8	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 25–0	10,000
October 16	at Missouri	No. 7	Ruppert Stadium Kansas City, MO	W 21–6	12,414
October 30	Fort Riley	No. 9	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 19–2	< 3,500
November 7	at Marquette	No. 8	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 46–19	3,000
November 13	Camp Grant	No. 5	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 28–13
November 20	at No. 1 Notre Dame	No. 2	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 13–14	45,000
November 27	at Minnesota	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 32–0	18,261
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	8 (2)	7	8	9	8	5	2	2 (1)	2 (12)

Roster

Players who started at least half of the games are shown in bold.

Player	Position	Previous team	Games started
Vince Banonis	Center	Chicago Cardinals (1942)	5 games: OSU, FR, Marquette, CG, ND
Burk	End		1 game: MN
Bob Carlson	Tackle		9 games: Illinois, OSU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG, ND, MN
Ray Carlson	Guard		3 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU
Chesbro	End		3 games: Marquette, ND, MN
Claffey	Tackle		1 games: ISU
Clements	End		9 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG, ND
Connor	End		2 games: FR, CG
Dusenbury	End		5 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri
Art Guepe	Back	Marquette (1934-1936)	2 games: ND, MN
Angelo Guerriero	Center		3 games: ISU, Iowa, Missouri
Heinz	Halfback		5 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU, Marquette, CG
Higgins	Halfback		2 games: ND, MN
Hook	Guard		2 games: Marquette, CG
Jebb	Center		1 game: Illinois
Nick Kerasiotis	Guard	Ambrose	9 games: OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG, ND, MN
Dick Kieppe	Halfback	Michigan State	2 games: Iowa, Missouri
Kramer	Tackle		4 games: Marquette, CG, ND, MN
Large	Tackle		3 games: Iowa, Missouri, FR
Magel	Tackle		3 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU
Frank Maznicki	Halfback	Chicago Bears (1942)	7 games: OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG
Bus Mertes	Fullback	Iowa (1941)	10 games: Illinois, OSU, ISU, Iowa, Missouri, FR, Marquette, CG, ND, MN
Olson	Center		1 game: MN
Perry Schwartz	End	Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1942)	No starts
Jimmy Smith	HB, QB	Illinois	7 games: Illinois (HB), OSU (QB), ISU (QB), Iowa (QB), CG (QB), ND (QB), MN (QB)
Bob Timmons	Back	Pittsburgh	No starts
Tobin	Guard		5 games: Iowa, Missouri, FR, ND, MN
Dick Todd	Halfback	Washington Redskins (1939–1942)	1 game: FR
Williams	QB		4 games: Illinois, Missouri, FR, Marquette
Ziebarth	Guard		1 game: Illinois

References

"1943 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
Jack Scott. "1943 Iowa Seahawks" (PDF). College Football Historical Society – via LA84 Foundation.
"Lieut. Don Faurot Goes to Iowa Pre-Flight". Des Moines Tribune. July 17, 1943. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
"100 Gridmen Greet Faurot". Des Moines Tribune. August 17, 1943. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"1943 AP Service All-America". The Troy Record. December 11, 1943. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Sec Taylor (September 19, 1943). "Seahawks Win, 32-18". The Des Moines Register. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
Sec Taylor (September 26, 1943). "Passes Punch Across Cadet Touchdowns: Bucks Bounce Back in Second Half". The Des Moines Register. p. 5-1, 5-2 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack North (October 3, 1943). "Seahawks Slug Cyclones, 33-13: Maznicki Rambles To Four Touchdowns". The Des Moines Register. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack North (October 10, 1943). "Seahawk Passes Punch Iowa, 25-0". The Des Moines Register. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
Sec Taylor (October 17, 1943). "Seahawks Jab Tigers 21-6; Fifth in a Row". The Des Moines Register. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
"Seahawks Toy With Fort Riley Team". The Democrat and Leader. October 31, 1943. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
Bert McGrane (November 8, 1943). "Seahawks Win Seventh, 46-19". The Des Moines Register. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack North (November 14, 1943). "Seahawks Tune Up for Irish, 28-13". The Des Moines Register. pp. 5–1, 5–4 – via Newspapers.com.
"N. D. Shades Seahawks, 14 to 13; Navy Trainee Kicks Vital Extra Points". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 21, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
Sec Taylordate=November 28, 1943. "Seahawks Triumph, 32-0". The Des Moines Register. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
Statistics for games started based on box scores from each game, as reflected in game coverage cited above.

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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