1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team

The 1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team represented the Army Air Forces' Randolph Field during the 1943 college football season. Randoph Field was located about 15 miles east-northeast of San Antonio, Texas. The team compiled a 9–1–1 record and played Texas to a 7–7 tie in the 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 1944.

1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football
Cotton Bowl, T 7–7 vs. Texas
Conference	Independent
1943 record	9–1–1
Head coach	Frank Tritico
Home stadium	Grater Field/Alamo Stadium

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

Frank Tritico, who coached Lake Charles, Louisiana, high school teams to two state championships, was the team's head coach. His assistant coaches were Butch Morse, Leland Killian, and Walter Parker.[1]

Glenn Dobbs was the star of the Randolph Field offense in 1943. Dobbs was the only Randolph player named to the Associated Press 1943 Service All-America team.[2] He also played at Tulsa and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Bryan Army Air Field		Grater Field Randolph Field, TX	W 30–0		[3]
September 25	at Rice		Rice Field Houston	W 6–0	12,000	[4]
October 2	Ward Island Marines		Grater Field Randolph Field, TX	W 39–9		[5][6]
October 9	vs. Bryan Army Air Field		Yoakum, TX	W 47–0
October 23	at Blackland Army Air Field		Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 7–0		[7]
October 30	University of Mexico		Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 34–0	12,000	[8]
November 6	Blackland Army Air Field		Grater Field Randolph Field, TX	W 26–7		[9][10]
November 13	at Ward Island Marines		Corpus Christi, TX	W 53–14		[11]
November 20	North Texas (NTAC)		Grater Field Randolph Field, TX	W 20–13		[12][13]
November 27	Southwestern Louisiana	No. 18	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 0–6	5,000	[14]
January 1	vs. No. 14 Texas		Cotton Bowl Dallas (Cotton Bowl)	T 7–7	15,000	[15]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Ramblers Prepare". The Brownsville Herald. August 19, 1943. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1943 Service All-America". Waterloo Daily Courier. December 10, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Parker, Dobbs Lead In Randolph Victory". The Big Spring Daily Herald. September 19, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Randolph Licks Rice Owls in Mud Battle". San Antonio Light. September 26, 1943. p. 6-5 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
5. "Randolph Trounces Ward Island, 39-9". Valley Evening Monitor. October 3, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Randolph Field Smashes Marines: Flyers Collect Easy 39-9 Grid Victory". San Antonio Express. October 3, 1943. p. 4D – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
7. "Randolph Rests Stars for Mexico". San Antonio Light. October 25, 1943. p. 6 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
8. "10,000 See Randolph Gridders Beat Mexico: Mexico Gives Randolph Good Battle". San Antonio Light. October 31, 1943. p. 11 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
9. "Randolph Field Keeps Perfect Record With Win Over Blackland". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 7, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Randolph Trims Blackland, 26-7: Seven for Undefeated Ramblers". San Antonio Light. November 7, 1943. p. 19 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
11. "Randolph Paced By Dobbs Beats Ward Island 11". The Brownsville Herald. November 14, 1943. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Randolph Defeats NTAC In Fourth Quarter Rally". The Brownsville Herald. November 21, 1943. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Randolph Rallies To Take No. 9: Dobbs Hits Mark With 29 Passes". San Antonio Light. November 21, 1943. pp. 19–20.
14. "Ramblers Toppled As Gambling Pass Turns Into SLI Touchdown". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 28, 1943. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Harold V. Ratliff (January 2, 1944). "Longhorns And Randolph Field Battle To 7-7 Deadlock: Dobbs Puts On Great Show For Drenched Fans". The Brownsville Herald (AP story). p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.