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1943 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team

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1943 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
  • Bill Hopp (1st season)
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 military service football records
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 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team represented Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, located in North Carolina, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Bill Hopp, the Flying Leathernecks compiled a record of 4–2.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 17Camp LeeCherry Point, NCL 0–20[1]
October 31Wilmington Coast GuardCherry Point, NCW 36–0[2]
November 6Army Finance School at Wake ForestCherry Point, NCW 68–6[3]
November 132:30 p.m.at Richmond AAB
W 0–20[4][5]
November 21at Camp ButnerW 40–01,500[6]
November 282:00 p.m.at GreensboroL 0–1910,000[7][8][9]

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References

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  1. ^ "Camp Lee Wins". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 18, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Cherry Point Marines Play Coast Guard Club". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 30, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Marines Of Cherry Point Defeat Finance Team, 68-6". The Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 7, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Thunderbyrds Meet Cherry Point Marines". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 13, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Cherry Point Marines Upset Air Base, 20-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1943. p. 10, section II. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Cherry Point Marines Beat Butner Eleven". Durham Morning Herald. Durham, North Carolina. November 22, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Cherry Point Meets Strong BTC Gridders". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 28, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Trippi Sparks Tech-Hawks To 19-0 Win Over Cherry Point". Greensboro Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. November 29, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Tech-Hawks Turn Back Marine Gridders, 19-0". The Troy Record. November 29, 1943. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.