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The 1943 Atlantic City Naval Air Station Hellcats football team, also called the "Cadets", represented the United States Navy's Atlantic City Naval Air Station (Atlantic City NAS), located in Pomona, New Jersey, during the 1943 college football season. The team began the season representing Willow Grove Naval Air Station (Willow Grove NAS) with Ducky Pond as head coach. In October the team was transferred to Atlantic City NAS, and Lew Elverson was elevated to head coach. Pond was not among the personnel transferred. Ensign Jim Morgan, who had played college football at Ohio Wesleyan University, was an assistant coach for the team.[1] The team finished the season with an overall record of 2–3.
1943 Atlantic City Naval Air Station Hellcats football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 2–3 |
Head coach |
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Atlantic City NAS ranked 119th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 60.0.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 9 | at Ursinus |
| W 6–0 | [3][4] | ||
October 16 | at Lafayette | L 0–12 | [5] | |||
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Muhlenberg |
| W 21–7 | [6][7] | |
November 13 | at Franklin & Marshall |
| L 7–20 | 2,500 | [8] | |
November 20 | at Swarthmore |
| L 6–13 | 1,500 | [9] | |
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