1942 Fort Monmouth Signalmen football team American college football season
1942 Fort Monmouth Signalmen football Conference Independent AP No. 14 (APS ) Record 5â2â2 Head coach Auggie Bossu (1st season) Captain Frank Gnup (quarterback) Home stadium Frawley Field Seasons
The 1942 Fort Monmouth Signalmen football team represented Fort Monmouth during the 1942 college football season . The Signalmen compiled a 5â2â2 record, outscored their opponents by a total of 132 to 62, and shut out four opponents, on their way to capturing the mythical Second Army Corps area service crown with wins over Fort Totten and Camp Upton, along with a tie against Manhattan Beach. They would be ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press post-season poll for service academies.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Philadelphia Defense Frawley Field Camp Wood, NJ Cancelled 4,000 [ 2]
September 26 at Columbia L 0â396,000 [ 3]
October 4 2:30 p.m. Scranton Frawley Field Camp Wood, NJ W 13â0[ 4] [ 5]
October 10 at Lafayette L 3â7[ 6]
October 18 2:30 p.m. Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Frawley Field Camp Wood, NJ T 14â145,000 [ 7] [ 8]
October 24 at Army plebes (freshmen) W 13â21,000 [ 9]
November 1 2:30 p.m. Camp Upton Frawley Field Camp Wood, NJ W 32â07,000? [ 10] [ 11]
November 8 2:30 p.m. Lancaster Presidents Frawley Field Camp Wood, NJ W 46â0[ 12] [ 13]
November 14 at Rutgers T 0â03,000 [ 14]
November 22 Camp Kilmer Frawley Field Camp Wood, NJ Cancelled [ 15]
November 29 Fort Totten Frawley Field Camp Wood, NJ (Second corps area championship) W 6â0[ 16]
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References
^ "Title Questioned" . The Daily Record . December 14, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Philadelphia Eleven Fails Fort Monmouth" . Asbury Park Press . September 21, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Lions Trounce Soldiers, 39-0" . The Daily Record . September 28, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Fort Monmouth Faces Scranton" . Asbury Park Press . October 4, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Ross, Tryens Sparkle In First Home Contest" . Asbury Park Press . October 5, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Soldiers Bow To Lafayette 7-3 at easton" . Asbury Park Press . October 11, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Fort Monmouth" . Asbury Park Press . October 18, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Fourth Period Marker Gains Tie For Soldiers" . The Daily Record . October 19, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Fort Monmouth Triumphs, 13-2" . Asbury Park Press . October 25, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Parade of nations to Feature Fort Monmouth Game Today" . Asbury Park Press . November 1, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Signalmen Completely Outclass Service Foe" . The Daily Record . November 2, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Fort Monmouth" . Asbury Park Press . November 8, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Signalmen Drub Lancaster, 46-0, In One-Sided Contest" . The Daily Record . November 9, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Sarullo's Field Goal Try Misses Near Close" . The Daily Record . November 16, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Title Questioned" . The Daily Record . December 14, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ "Tryen's 72-Yard Run Wins Service Crown" . The Daily Record . November 30, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .
^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football . Haworth, New Jersey : St. Johann Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9 .
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