1942 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football team

The 1942 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football team represented the Jacksonville Naval Air Station during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 9–3 record and outscored opponents 232 to 76.^[1] The team was ranked No. 6 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.^[2]

1942 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 6 (APS)
Record	9–3
Head coach	Hobbs Adams (1st season)
Home stadium	Mason Field
Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

1942 military service football records

v t e	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 team's head coach was Hobbs Adams, who coached at Kansas State before the war. Key players included George McAfee (halfback, Chicago Bears), Ray Terrell (halfback, Ole Miss), George Faust (Minnesota), Bill Borcher (Oregon), Vic Fusia (Manhattan), and Bill Chipley. McAfee was selected as the right halfback on the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	vs. Florida	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 20–7	8,500	[4]
September 25	vs. Georgia	Municipal Stadium Macon, GA	L 0–14	11,000	[5][6]
October 3	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 14–0	9,333	[7]
October 11	Spence Field	Mason Field Jacksonville, FL	W 33–0		[8]
October 18	Daniel Field	Mason Field Jacksonville, FL	W 55–0		[9]
October 25	Tampa	Mason Field Jacksonville, FL	W 26–0	3,500	[10]
October 30	at Georgia Pre-Flight	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 6–20	7,000	[11]
November 8	at Rollins	Mason Field Jacksonville, FL	L 6–13		[12]
November 14	Clemson	Mason Field Jacksonville, FL	W 24–6	5,000	[13]
November 21	at Pensacola NAS	Air Station Field Pensacola, FL	W 16–10	4,000	[14]
November 28	Duke	Jacksonville, FL	W 13–0	7,500	[15]
December 5	at Spence Field		W 19–6

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References

1. "1942 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Flyers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
2. "Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation". Ashville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Grantland Rice (December 27, 1942). "All-Navy All-America". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Wayne Oliver (September 20, 1942). "Jacksonville Navy Fliers Outclass University of Florida Gators, 20-7". Sunday News-Democrat (Tallahassee, FL). p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia Wins, 14-0: Bulldogs Lick Jacksonville's Starry Outfit". The State. Columbia, SC. September 26, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Florida Air Base Beaten By Georgia". The Des Moines Register. September 26, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hurricanes' Mistakes Costly, Fliers Score on 2 Big Breaks". Miami Daily News. October 4, 1942. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Jax Fliers Win From Army Team". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Jax Naval Defeats Daniel Field, 55-0". The Palm Beach Post. October 19, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fliers Forced to Air To Defeat Tampa 26-0". The Tampa Daily Times. October 26, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgia Pre-Flighters Drub Jacksonville". The Tennessean. October 31, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Spartans, Rollins Both Reach Peak Form For Game Here: Tars In Upset 13-6 Win Over Jax Naval Fliers". The Tampa Daily Times. November 9, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Clemson Loses, 24-6: Naval All-Stars Unrobe Too Much For Tiger Team". Greenville News. November 15, 1942. p. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Jacksonville Sailors Whip Pensacola: McAfee Leads Winners To 16 to 10 Victory". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 22, 1942. pp. 2–4 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "McAfee Leads Fliers To Win Over Duke, 13-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 29, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
16. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.