1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team

The 1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight aviation training school at the University of Georgia during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 105.[1] The team was ranked No. 3 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.[2]

1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 3 (APS)
1942 record7–1–1
Head coachRaymond Wolf (1st season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
1942 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Raymond "Bear" Wolf was the team's head coach. The roster of the 1942 Georgia Pre-Flight team was made up of stars from colleges and NFL teams around the country. Notable players (with their prior team in parenthesis) included: Frank Filchock (Washington Redskins), Bob Suffridge (Philadelphia Eagles), Ernie Blandin (Tulane), Jim Poole (New York Giants), Charlie Timmons (Georgia/Clemson), Allie White (Philadelphia Eagles), Darrell Tully (Detroit Lions), Herschel Ramsey (Philadelphia Eagles), Bob Foxx (Tennessee, 1939 SEC Co-Player of the Year), Noble Doss (Texas), Billy Patterson (Pittsburgh Steelers), Al Piasecky (Duke), Ed Hickerson (Alabama), and Bill Kirchem (Tulane).

Two Skycrackers were named to the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team: Jim Poole at left end and Bill Davis at right tackle. In addition, Gordon English (left end) and Francis Crimmins (left guard) were named to the 1942 All-Navy Preflight Cadet All-America team.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Penn
W 14–630,000[4]
October 2North Carolina Pre-Flight
T 14–147,500[5]
October 10at DukeDurham, NCW 26–127,500[6]
October 17at Pensacola NASPensacola, FLW 26–04,000[7]
October 24at LSU
L 0–3415,000[8]
October 30Jacksonville NAS
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 20–67,000[9]
November 7vs. Auburn
W 41–146,500[10]
November 14at Tulane
W 7–018,000[11]
November 28at No. 7 Alabama
W 35–197,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. "Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation". Ashville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Grantland Rice (December 27, 1942). "All-Navy All-America". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Airminded Georgia Cadets Beat Penn In Opener, 14-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1942. p. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Two Pre-Flight Foes Tie". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Georgia Cadets Overcome Duke". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia Fliers Whip Pensacola". Arizona Republic. October 18, 1942. p. 4-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Louisiana State University Eleven Scores Easy Victory Over Georgia Navy Pre-Flight Team". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Georgia Pre-Flighters Drub Jacksonville". The Tennessean. October 31, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Georgia's Naval Pre-Flight Turns Back Auburn, 41-14". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1942. p. 20.
  11. "Tulane Falls, 7-0, Before Georgia Pre-Flight Team". Monroe (LA) Morning World. November 15, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Alabama Defeated By Georgia Navy". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 29, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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