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The '''1942 Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Comets football team''' represented the [[United States Navy]]'s [[Naval Air Station Corpus Christi]] during the [[1942 college football season]]. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record and was ranked No. 10 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the [[Associated Press]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation|newspaper=Ashville Citizen-Times|date=December 6, 1942|page=D2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17922930/great_lakes_is_leading_service_team_of/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Corpus Christi played four games against college teams from the [[Southwest Conference]], including conference champion [[1942 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]], and four games against other service teams.
The '''1942 Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Comets football team''' represented the [[United States Navy]]'s [[Naval Air Station Corpus Christi]] during the [[1942 college football season]]. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record and was ranked No. 10 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the [[Associated Press]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation|newspaper=Ashville Citizen-Times|date=December 6, 1942|page=D2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17922930/great_lakes_is_leading_service_team_of/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Corpus Christi played four games against college teams from the [[Southwest Conference]], including conference champion [[1942 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]], and four games against other service teams.


[[Marty Karow]] was the head coach. Notable players included: halfback [[George Franck]], who was later inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]; end [[Billy Dewell]], who played for the [[Chicago Cardinals]] before the war; and end [[Ed Frutig]], who played for Michigan and the [[Green Bay Packers]] before the war.<ref>{{cite news|title=Corpus Christi Eleven Seen As Possible Champ|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|date=September 15, 1942|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17978521/corpus_christi_eleven_seen_as_possible/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> [[Ira C. Kepford|"Ike" Kepford]], who later shot down 17 enemy aircraft to become the Navy's leading [[flying ace]], scored both of the Comets' touchdowns against [[1942 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]], one on an interception return and the other on a pass reception.<ref name=TAM/>
[[Marty Karow]] was the head coach. Notable players included: halfback [[George Franck]], who was later inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]; end [[Billy Dewell]], who played for the [[Chicago Cardinals]] before the war; and end [[Ed Frutig]], who played for Michigan and the [[Green Bay Packers]] before the war.<ref>{{cite news|title=Corpus Christi Eleven Seen As Possible Champ|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|date=September 15, 1942|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17978521/corpus_christi_eleven_seen_as_possible/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Frutig was selected as the right end on the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team.<ref>{{cite news|title=All-Navy All-America|newspaper=Beatrice Daily Sun|author=[[Grantland Rice]]|date=December 27, 1942|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17985879/all_navy_allamerica/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


[[Ira C. Kepford|"Ike" Kepford]], who later shot down 17 enemy aircraft to become the Navy's leading [[flying ace]], scored both of the Comets' touchdowns against [[1942 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]], one on an interception return and the other on a pass reception.<ref name=TAM/>
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|September 19|at|[[1942 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]||[[Austin, TX]]|L 0-40||<ref>{{cite news|title=Longhorns Defeat Naval Air Station|newspaper=Taylor (TX) Daily Press|date=September 20, 1942|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17978847/longhorns_defeat_naval_air_station/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 19|at|[[1942 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]|[[Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium|War Memorial Stadium]]|[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]|L 0-40||<ref>{{cite news|title=Longhorns Defeat Naval Air Station|newspaper=Taylor (TX) Daily Press|date=September 20, 1942|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17978847/longhorns_defeat_naval_air_station/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|September 26|at|[[1942 Rice Owls football team|Rice]]||[[Houston]]|L 7-18|9,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Rice Polishes Off Gulf Fliers, 18-7|newspaper=Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal|date=September 27, 1942|page=Peach 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17981781/rice_polishes_off_gulf_fliers_187/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 26|at|[[1942 Rice Owls football team|Rice]]|[[Rice Track/Soccer Stadium|Rice Field]]|[[Houston|Houston, TX]]|L 7-18|9,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Rice Polishes Off Gulf Fliers, 18-7|newspaper=Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal|date=September 27, 1942|page=Peach 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17981781/rice_polishes_off_gulf_fliers_187/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 10||[[1942 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]||Corpus Christi, TX|W 18-7||<ref name=TAM>{{cite news|title=Once-Proud Texas Aggies Humbled By Corpus Christi Comets 18 to 7|newspaper=Valley Evening Monitor|date=October 11, 1942|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17981869/onceproud_texas_aggies_humbled_by/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 10||[[1942 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]||[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi, TX]]|W 18-7||<ref name=TAM>{{cite news|title=Once-Proud Texas Aggies Humbled By Corpus Christi Comets 18 to 7|newspaper=Valley Evening Monitor|date=October 11, 1942|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17981869/onceproud_texas_aggies_humbled_by/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 17||[[Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base|Ellington Field]]||Corpus Christi, TX|W 75-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Corpus Comets Drub Ellington Field 75-0|newspaper=Paris (TX) News|date=October 18, 1942|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17978600/corpus_comets_drub_ellington_field_750/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 17||[[Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base|Ellington Field]]||Corpus Christi, TX|W 75-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Corpus Comets Drub Ellington Field 75-0|newspaper=Paris (TX) News|date=October 18, 1942|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17978600/corpus_comets_drub_ellington_field_750/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 24|at|{{cfb link|year=1942|team=SMU Mustangs|title=SMU}}||[[Dallas]]|L 6-21||<ref>{{cite news|title=Navy Fliers Lost To S.M.U., 21 to 6|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=October 25, 1942|page=2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17981956/navy_fliers_lose_to_smu_21_to_6/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 24|at|[[1942 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]]||[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]|L 6-21||<ref>{{cite news|title=Navy Fliers Lost To S.M.U., 21 to 6|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=October 25, 1942|page=2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17981956/navy_fliers_lose_to_smu_21_to_6/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 31| |[[1942 Penascola Naval Air Station Goslings football team|Pensacola NAS]]||[[Corpus Christi, TX]]|W 18-6||<ref>{{cite news|title=Alert Comets Whittle Down Pensacola 18-6|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|date=November 1, 1942|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17958615/alert_comets_whittles_down_pensacola/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 31| |[[1942 Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings football team|Pensacola NAS]]||Corpus Christi, TX|W 18-6||<ref>{{cite news|title=Alert Comets Whittle Down Pensacola 18-6|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|date=November 1, 1942|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17958615/alert_comets_whittles_down_pensacola/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 7||{{cfb link|year=1942|team=Randolph Field Ramblers|title=Randolph Field}}||Corpus Christi, TX|W 40-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Corpus Fliers Have Easy Time, 40-0, With Randolph Field Club|newspaper=Marshall (TX) News Messenger|date=November 8, 1942|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17978653/corpus_fliers_have_easy_time_400/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 7||{{cfb link|year=1942|team=Randolph Field Ramblers|title=Randolph Field}}||Corpus Christi, TX|W 40-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Corpus Fliers Have Easy Time, 40-0, With Randolph Field Club|newspaper=Marshall (TX) News Messenger|date=November 8, 1942|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17978653/corpus_fliers_have_easy_time_400/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 14|at|Pensacola NAS||Pensacola, FL|T 7-7|5,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Naval Teams Battle to Tie|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter-News|date=November 15, 1942|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17958882/naval_teams_battle_to_tie/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 14|at|Pensacola NAS||[[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola, FL]]|T 7-7|5,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Naval Teams Battle to Tie|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter-News|date=November 15, 1942|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17958882/naval_teams_battle_to_tie/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

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<ref>{{cite book |last=Daye |first=John |date=2014 |title=Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football |location=[[Haworth, New Jersey]] |publisher=St. Johann Press |page=115 |isbn=978-1-937943-21-9 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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1942 Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Comets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 10 (APS)
Record4–3–1
Head coach
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 Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Comets football team represented the United States Navy's Naval Air Station Corpus Christi during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record and was ranked No. 10 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.[1] Corpus Christi played four games against college teams from the Southwest Conference, including conference champion Texas, and four games against other service teams.

Marty Karow was the head coach. Notable players included: halfback George Franck, who was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame; end Billy Dewell, who played for the Chicago Cardinals before the war; and end Ed Frutig, who played for Michigan and the Green Bay Packers before the war.[2] Frutig was selected as the right end on the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team.[3]

"Ike" Kepford, who later shot down 17 enemy aircraft to become the Navy's leading flying ace, scored both of the Comets' touchdowns against Texas A&M, one on an interception return and the other on a pass reception.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Texas
L 0–40[5]
September 26at Rice
L 7–189,000[6]
October 10Texas A&MCorpus Christi, TXW 18–7[4]
October 17Ellington FieldCorpus Christi, TXW 75–0[7]
October 24at SMUDallas, TXL 6–21[8]
October 31 Pensacola NASCorpus Christi, TXW 18–6[9]
November 7Randolph FieldCorpus Christi, TXW 40–0[10]
November 14at Pensacola NASPensacola, FLT 7–75,000[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation". Ashville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Corpus Christi Eleven Seen As Possible Champ". Valley Morning Star. September 15, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Grantland Rice (December 27, 1942). "All-Navy All-America". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Once-Proud Texas Aggies Humbled By Corpus Christi Comets 18 to 7". Valley Evening Monitor. October 11, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Longhorns Defeat Naval Air Station". Taylor (TX) Daily Press. September 20, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice Polishes Off Gulf Fliers, 18-7". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. September 27, 1942. p. Peach 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Corpus Comets Drub Ellington Field 75-0". Paris (TX) News. October 18, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Navy Fliers Lost To S.M.U., 21 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1942. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alert Comets Whittle Down Pensacola 18-6". Valley Morning Star. November 1, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Corpus Fliers Have Easy Time, 40-0, With Randolph Field Club". Marshall (TX) News Messenger. November 8, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Naval Teams Battle to Tie". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 15, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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