The 1943 Lowry Field Bombers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Lowry Field, located in Arapahoe County, Colorado near Denver, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Gil Kuhn, the Bombers compiled a record of 1–3.[1]
1943 Lowry Field Bombers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 1–3 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | DU Stadium |
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Lowry Field ranked 88th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 68.9.[2]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Fort Warren | W 7–0 | [3][4][5] | ||
September 18 | at Colorado College | L 14–32 | 4,500 | [6] | |
September 25 | at Fort Riley | Fort Riley, KS | L 20–60 | 10,000 | [7] |
October 2 | at Colorado | L 6–19 | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "Service Teams Clash In Grid Opener". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. International News Service. September 6, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lowry Field Sets Ft. Warren Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 11, 1943. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lowry-Warren Open Intermountain Football". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. September 11, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fort Warren Loses to Lowry Field". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Associated Press. September 12, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Colorado College Smashes Touted Lowery Field, 32-14". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. International News Service. September 19, 1943. p. 6B. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Colorado Wins , 19-6". [Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, California. International News Service. October 3, 1943. p. 24. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.