1942 Fort Knox Armoraiders football team

The 1942 Fort Knox Armoraiders football team represented Fort Knox during the 1942 college football season. The Armoraiders compiled a 2–6 record against a diverse schedule of major and small colleges, and military service squads. They also played a in a mid-season exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). The team was led by head coach Joe Bach, who had previously coached at Niagara University. On November 15, the Armoraiders faced off against Steelers in a charity game for the USO, marking a rare occasion of a professional football team playing against a non-professional one.

1942 Fort Knox Armoraiders football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 12 (APS)
1942 record	2–6
Head coach	Joe Bach (1st season)
Captain	Lopp (tackle)

1942 military service football records
	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. 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. 17 March Field			–					5	–	2	–	0
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
Albuquerque AB			–					4	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS			–					4	–	3	–	1
No. 16 Camp Davis			–					4	–	3	–	2
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS			–					4	–	4	–	1
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–59	22,555	[1]
October 3		Xavier	Cincinnati, OH	L 2–12		[2]
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–16	18,351	[3][4]
October 17		Marshall	Huntington, WV	W 20–6	3,000	[5]
October 31		Camp Grant	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–20		[6]
November 7		Iowa Pre-Flight	DuPont Manuel Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–13	2,000	[7]
November 15		Pittsburgh Steelers	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (exhibition)	L 0–28	23,491	[8]
November 21		Youngstown	Fort Knox, KY	W 7–0		[9]
November 28		Indiana	Louisville, KY	L 0–51		[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "OSU Uses Three Teams in Romp". The Tribune. 1942-09-27. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
2. "Xavier Turns Back Fort Knox By 12 to 2". The Courier-Journal. 1942-10-04. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
3. "Knox 11 to Face Detroit passes". The Courier-Journal. 1942-10-11. p. 51. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
4. "Detroit Repels Fort Knox Thrusts, Wins 16-0". The Courier-Journal. 1942-10-12. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
5. "Knox Socks Marshall 20-6 for 1st Win". The Courier-Journal. 1942-10-18. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
6. "Camp Grant Beats Fort Knox, 20-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. 1942-11-01. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
7. "Seahawks Beat Fort Knox, 13-7". The Decatur Daily Review. 1942-11-08. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
8. "Steelers K. O. Fort Knox 28-0". The Courier-Journal. 1942-11-16. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
9. "Fort Knox Boots Youngtowm 7-0". The Courier-Journal. 1942-11-22. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
10. "Indiana Ends Season; Routs Fort Knox Eleven, 51 to 0". Chicago Tribune. 1942-11-29. p. 39. Retrieved 2020-07-17.