1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team

The 1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight aviation training school at the University of Georgia during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 105.[1] The team was ranked No. 3 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.[2]

1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 3 (APS)
1942 record	7–1–1
Head coach	Raymond Wolf (1st season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium

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. 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. 17 March Field			–					5	–	2	–	0
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
Albuquerque AB			–					4	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS			–					4	–	3	–	1
No. 16 Camp Davis			–					4	–	3	–	2
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS			–					4	–	4	–	1
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

Raymond "Bear" Wolf was the team's head coach. The roster of the 1942 Georgia Pre-Flight team was made up of stars from colleges and NFL teams around the country. Notable players (with their prior team in parenthesis) included: Frank Filchock (Washington Redskins), Bob Suffridge (Philadelphia Eagles), Ernie Blandin (Tulane), Jim Poole (New York Giants), Charlie Timmons (Georgia/Clemson), Allie White (Philadelphia Eagles), Darrell Tully (Detroit Lions), Herschel Ramsey (Philadelphia Eagles), Bob Foxx (Tennessee, 1939 SEC Co-Player of the Year), Noble Doss (Texas), Billy Patterson (Pittsburgh Steelers), Al Piasecky (Duke), Ed Hickerson (Alabama), and Bill Kirchem (Tulane).

Two Skycrackers were named to the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team: Jim Poole at left end and Bill Davis at right tackle. In addition, Gordon English (left end) and Francis Crimmins (left guard) were named to the 1942 All-Navy Preflight Cadet All-America team.[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia	W 14–6	30,000	[4]
October 2	North Carolina Pre-Flight	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	T 14–14	7,500	[5]
October 10	at Duke	Durham, NC	W 26–12	7,500	[6]
October 17	at Pensacola NAS	Pensacola, FL	W 26–0	4,000	[7]
October 24	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–34	15,000	[8]
October 30	Jacksonville NAS	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 20–6	7,000	[9]
November 7	vs. Auburn	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA	W 41–14	6,500	[10]
November 14	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans	W 7–0	18,000	[11]
November 28	at No. 7 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 35–19	7,000	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1942 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 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. "Airminded Georgia Cadets Beat Penn In Opener, 14-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1942. p. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Two Pre-Flight Foes Tie". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgia Cadets Overcome Duke". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Georgia Fliers Whip Pensacola". Arizona Republic. October 18, 1942. p. 4-3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Louisiana State University Eleven Scores Easy Victory Over Georgia Navy Pre-Flight Team". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgia Pre-Flighters Drub Jacksonville". The Tennessean. October 31, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia's Naval Pre-Flight Turns Back Auburn, 41-14". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1942. p. 20.
11. "Tulane Falls, 7-0, Before Georgia Pre-Flight Team". Monroe (LA) Morning World. November 15, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Alabama Defeated By Georgia Navy". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 29, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.