1942 Fort Douglas MPs football team

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1942 Fort Douglas MPs football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 20 (APS)
Record5–3
Head coach
  • Murray Maughan
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Second Air Force   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard   –   6 – 0 – 1
No. 17 March Field   –   11 – 2 – 0
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. 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
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS   –   4 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Camp Davis   –   4 – 3 – 2
Albuquerque AAB   –   5 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Ana AAB   –   4 – 4 – 0
Will Rogers AB   –   4 – 4 – 0
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 1942 Fort Douglas MPs football team represented Fort Douglas during the 1942 college football season.[1] Under the coaching of a former Utah football player, Murray Maughan, the MPs (members of the Military Police Corps) compiled a 5–3 record, although they were outscored by their opponents by a total of 174 to 159. On a December 2 AP Poll for the ranking of service academies, Fort Douglas received a single tenth place vote, good enough to place them at No. 20 alongside Daniel Field and Camp Shelby.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 258:00 p.m.at Weber Junior College
W 45–01,500[2][3]
October 5at Logan Navy-Marines
  • Ogden Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 12–7800[4][5]
October 10at Second Air ForceWendover, UTL 0–371,200[6][7]
October 16at BYUProvo, UTW 24–133,000+[8][9]
October 23Utah State
L 7–491,000[10]
October 312:00 p.m.Denver
L 6–44[11][12][13]
November 11Hill Field
W 26–72,000[14][15]
November 142:30 p.m.Idaho Southern Branch
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 39–171,000[16][17]
November 26at Hill Field
  • Ogden Municipal Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
Cancelled [18]

[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Major Goates Plans Winter Sports At Fort". Deseret News. November 20, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "McDonough, Adelt in Star Roles As Soldiers trim Weber". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 26, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Soldiers Slate friday Game With Weber JC". Salt Lake Telegram. September 19, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Soldiers Eke Out 12 to 7 Decision Navy-Marines". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 5, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Runs 85 Yards". Salt Lake Telegram. October 5, 1942. p. 13. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Bombers Trip Fort Douglas". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1942. p. 27. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Second Air Force Whips Fort Douglas, 37-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1942. p. 26. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Cougars take Lead then Falter". Deseret News. October 17, 1942. p. 15. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Fort Douglas Triumphs Over Cougars". The Herald-Journal. October 17, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rejuvenated Farmers Handcuffs MP's With 49-7 Triumph". The Herald-Journal. October 24, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Fort Eleven Heads for Denver Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 30, 1942. p. 20. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "D. U. Blasts Ft. Douglas, 44-6". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 1, 1942. p. 29. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "Denver Defeats Utah Soldiers In 44-6 Show". The Daily Sentinel. November 1, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Military Police To Tackle ISB". Deseret News. November 12, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "The Sports Highway". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 30, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "Military Police To Tackle ISB". Deseret News. November 12, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "M P's Hammer Tough Bengal Team, 39 to 17". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 15, 1942. p. 28. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "The Sports Highway". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 30, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  19. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.


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