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1943 Camp Lee Travellers football team

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1943 Camp Lee Travellers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
  • Mitchell Spivey (1st season)
Home stadiumLee Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 Lee Travellers football team, also called the "All-Stars", represented the United States Army post at Camp Lee, located in Prince George County, Virginia, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Mitchell Spivey, the Travellers compiled a record of 5–5. Warren Casey was the team's line coach. The team's roster included Mitchell Olenski.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Camp Lee ranked 126th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 58.8.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Brooklyn Dodgers
L 6–2812,000[3]
September 262:30 p.m.New York Giants
  • Lee Field
  • Camp Lee, VA
L 0–2112,000[4][5]
October 102:00 p.m.at Norfolk Fleet MarinesW 40–0[6][7]
October 17at Cherry Point MarinesCherry Point, NCW 20–0[8]
October 242:00 p.m.Bainbridge
  • Lee Field
  • Camp Lee, VA
L 0–4912,000[9][10]
October 30at Curtis Bay Coast GuardL 6–7[11]
November 7at Richmond AABRichmond, VAL 0–6[12][13]
November 142:00 p.m.Curtis Bay Coast GuardCamp Lee, VAW 33–0[14][15]
November 282:00 p.m.Fort MonroeCamp Lee, VAW 6–0[16][17]
December 5Richmond AAB
  • Lee Field
  • Camp Lee, VA
W 6–06,000[18]

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References

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  1. ^ "A Miracle Will Happen In Virginia". Michigan Chronicle. Detroit, Michigan. September 18, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved April 21, 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. ^ "Dodgers Overpower Camp Lee Eleven Before 12,000, 28-6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. September 13, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Camp Lee Meets Giants". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 26, 1943. p. 7, section II. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Giants Win Over Camp Lee Eleven, 21-0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. September 27, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Marines To Play Camp Lee Today". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Newport News, Virginia. October 10, 1943. p. 5, part 2. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Fleet Marines Trampled 40-0 By Camp Lee". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 11, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Camp Lee Wins". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 18, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Leemen Meet Bainbridge Eleven Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 24, 1943. p. 10, section 2. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Bainbridge Triumphs, 49-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1943. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Coast Guard Rallies To Down Camp Lee With Late Touchdown". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 31, 1943. p. 2, section II. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "RAAB Advances Position By Defeating Camp Lee". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. November 8, 1943. p. 16. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Thunderbyrds Upset Camp Lee Eleven, 6-0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 8, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Good Sport Slate For State Today". The Free Lance–Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Associated Press. November 13, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Camp Lee Trounces Coast Guard, 33-0, To Avenge Previous Loss". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 15, 1943. p. 16. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Gunners Carry On With Game At Lee Sunday". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 27, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Camp Lee Wins, 6 to 0, Over Gunners". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 29, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Service Title Is Won By Camp Lee". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. Associated Press. December 6, 1943. p. 14. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.