1942 Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings football team

The 1942 Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings football team represented the Pensacola Naval Air Station during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was ranked No. 8 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.[1]

1942 Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 8 (APS)
1942 record3–5–1
Head coachPotsy Clark (1st season)
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

The team's head coach was Potsy Clark. Notable players included George Sauer, Rep Whalen, Ben McLeod, Jim Birr, and Don Clawson.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Southeastern Louisiana
  • Air Station Field
  • Pensacola, FL
W 13–0[3]
October 4Spence Field
  • Air Station Field
  • Pensacola, FL
W 75–0
October 10at Alabama
  • Murphy High School
  • Mobile, AL
L 0–2710,000[4]
October 17Georgia Pre-FlightPensacola, FLL 0–264,000[5]
October 24 No. 12 TCUPensacola, FLL 0–215,000[6]
October 31at Corpus Christi NASCorpus Christi, TXL 6–18[7]
November 8at Fort BenningFort Benning, GAW 35–7
November 14Corpus Christi NASPensacola, FLT 7–75,000[8]
November 21Jacksonville NAS
  • Air Station Field
  • Pensacola, FL
L 0–164,000[9]
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation". Ashville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Pensacola Fliers Football Material Causes Optimism". The Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Daily News. September 19, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pensacola Navy Beats Southeastern by 13 to 0". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 27, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Alabama Defeats Pensacola Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia Fliers Whip Pensacola". Arizona Republic. October 18, 1942. p. 4-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Christians Stay Undefeated With 21-to-0 Win Over Pensacola". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 25, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alert Comets Whittle Down Pensacola 18-6". Valley Morning Star. November 1, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Naval Teams Battle to Tie". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 15, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jacksonville Sailors Whip Pensacola: McAfee Leads Winners To 16 to 10 Victory". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 22, 1942. pp. 2–4 – via Newspapers.com.
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