1943 Camp Kilmer Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
  • Jack Bremner (1st season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1943 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Bainbridge   –  7 –0 –0
Bunker Hill NAS   –  6 –0 –0
Greensboro   –  4 –0 –0
Memphis NATTC   –  2 –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
Lubbock AAF   –  5 –1 –0
Ottumwa NAS   –  5 –1 –0
Camp Davis   –  8 –2 –0
Sampson NTS   –  7 –2 –0
San Diego NTS   –  7 –2 –0
Keesler Field   –  3 –1 –0
Wright Field   –  1 –0 –1
Camp Lejeune   –  6 –2 –1
Fort Riley   –  6 –2 –1
Kearns Field   –  5 –2 –0
Fort Knox   –  4 –2 –0
Cherry Point Marines   –  4 –2 –1
Alameda Coast Guard   –  4 –2 –1
Fort Douglas   –  4 –2 –1
300th Infantry   –  5 –3 –0
176th Infantry   –  4 –3 –0
Blackland AAF   –  4 –3 –0
Fort Sheridan   –  4 –3 –0
Fort Warren   –  4 –3 –0
Norman NAS   –  4 –3 –0
Charleston Coast Guard   –  5 –4 –0
Salt Lake AAB   –  4 –3 –2
124th Infantry   –  2 –2 –0
Camp Kilmer   –  2 –2 –0
Camp Lee   –  5 –5 –0
Logan Navy   –  2 –2 –0
Spokane Air Service   –  2 –2 –0
Camp Edwards   –  4 –5 –0
Curtis Bay Coast Guard   –  4 –5 –0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –  3 –4 –1
Jacksonville NATTC   –  3 –4 –0
Richmond AAB   –  4 –6 –1
Atlantic City NAS   –  2 –3 –0
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –  2 –4 –1
Patterson Field   –  2 –4 –1
Bowman Field   –  2 –4 –0
Kirtland Field   –  1 –2 –0
Lakehurst NAS   –  2 –4 –0
Camp Grant   –  2 –6 –2
Lowry Field   –  1 –3 –0
Fort Monroe   –  3 –7 –0
Daniel Field   –  2 –7 –0
Camp Gordon   –  1 –4 –0
South Plains AAF   –  1 –4 –0
Greenville AAB   –  1 –5 –0
Ward Island Marines   –  1 –5 –0
Bryan AAF   –  1 –6 –0
Pocatello AAB   –  0 –3 –0
Norfolk Fleet Marines   –  0 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Camp Kilmer Eagles football team represented the United States Army's Camp Kilmer, located near New Brunswick, New Jersey, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Jack Bremner, the Eagles compiled a record of 2–2. Bremner had played college football at Colgate University. Jim Kissell, who played football at Boston College, was an assistant coach and player for the team.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Lakehurst NAS ranked 240th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 17.7.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 23at Brown
L 3–62[3]
October 30at CCNY
W 13–12500[4]
November 14Lakehurst NAS
L 12–26[5][6]
November 212:15 p.m.Brooklyn
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 47–73,000[7][8][9]

[10]

References

  1. ↑ King, Bill (October 23, 1943). "Camp Kilmer's Outfit Packed With Dynamite". Fitchburg Sentinel. Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Associated Press. p. 6. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ 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 Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Brown Vanquishes Camp Kilmer, 62-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 24, 1943. p. S2.
  4. ↑ "Soldiers beat City, 13–12, on Hopp's run". Daily News. October 31, 1943. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Luther To Captain Blimps Tomorrow". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. November 13, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Lakehurst Eleven Beats Camp Kilmer". The Morning Call. Paterson, New Jersey. Associated Press. November 15, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Kilmer to Miss Two Star Backs". Courier News. Plainfield, New Jersey. November 20, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Camp Kilmer To Play Today". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. November 21, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ Miller, Al (November 22, 1943). "Camp Kilmer Routs Brooklyn College, 47-7". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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