1943 Fort Riley Centaurs football team

The 1943 Fort Riley Centaurs football team represented the Cavalry Replacement Training Center at Fort Riley, a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, as an independent during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 92.[1]

1943 Fort Riley Centaurs football
Conference	Independent
1943 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Fran Welch (1st season)

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			–					6	–	0	–	0
Memphis NAS			–					3	–	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
San Diego NAS			–					7	–	2	–	0
Fort Riley			–					6	–	2	–	1
Alameda Coast Guard			–					4	–	2	–	1
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight			–					3	–	4	–	1
North Carolina Pre-Flight			–					2	–	4	–	1
Camp Grant			–					2	–	6	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

Fran Welch was the team's head coach. Players included Reino Nori (quarterback, Chicago Bears), Bernie Ruman (halfback, Arizona), Bob Ruman (quarterback/halfback), Keith Caywood, Bennie Sheridan, Corwin Clatt (fullback), Leonard Klusman, Daniel Carmichael, Bobby Ford (halfback, Mississippi State), Paul Duhart, Clifton Patton (guard), Sam Goldman, Bob Balaban (end), and George Wendall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Great Lakes Navy	Ross Field Great Lakes, IL	L 19–20	15,000	[2]
September 25	Lowry Field	Fort Riley, KS	W 60–20	10,000	[3]
October 9	Norman NAS	Fort Riley, KS	W 39–0	1,500	[4]
October 16	at Denver	Denver, CO	W 47–0	5,000	[5]
October 23	No. 20 Camp Grant	Fort Riley, KS	T 13–13	10,000	[6]
October 30	at No. 9 Iowa Pre-Flight	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 2–19	< 3,500	[7]
November 13	Fort Warren	Manhattan, KS	W 14–7	2,500	[8]
November 20	at Camp Grant	Rockford, IL	W 10–6	7,000	[9]
November 25	Kansas	Junction City, KS	W 22–7	4,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1943 Fort Riley Centaurs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
2. "Great Lakes Defeats Fort Riley, 20 to 19". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 13, 1943. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ruman Pitches as Fort Riley Swamps Lowry: Centaurs Rout Bombers of Denver by Lopsided 60 to 20 Score". Arizona Daily Star. September 26, 1943. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rumans Star as Fort Riley Routs Norman Air Base, 39-0". Arizona Daily Star. October 10, 1943. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ft. Riley Swamps Denver U. 47 to 0". Arizona Daily Star. October 18, 1943. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fort Riley 13, Camp Grant 13". The Des Moines Register. October 24, 1943. p. 3-3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Seahawks Toy With Fort Riley Team". The Democrat and Leader. October 31, 1943. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bob Ruman Stars As Fort Riley Beats Fort Warren, 14-7". Arizona Daily Star. November 14, 1943. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Centaurs Down Warriors, 10-6". The Star Press (Muncie, IN). November 21, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "K.U. Loses Turkey Day Tilt 22 to 7". The Iola Register. November 26, 1943. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.