1943 Camp Kilmer Eagles football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1943
| team = Camp Kilmer Eagles
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 2–2
| head_coach = Jack Bremner
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Rutgers Stadium
}}
{{1943 military service football records}}
The 1943 Camp Kilmer Eagles football team represented the United States Army's Camp Kilmer, located near New Brunswick, New Jersey, during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Jack Bremner, the Eagles compiled a record of 2–2. Bremner had played college football at Colgate University. Jim Kissell, who played football at Boston College, was an assistant coach and player for the team.{{cite news |last=King |first=Bill |title=Camp Kilmer's Outfit Packed With Dynamite |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fitchburg-sentinel/123781810/ |newspaper=Fitchburg Sentinel |location=Fitchburg, Massachusetts |agency=Associated Press |date=October 23, 1943 |page=6 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Lakehurst NAS ranked 240th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 17.7.{{cite news |last=Litkenhous |first=E. E. |authorlink=Edward E. Litkenhous |title=Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |date=December 17, 1943 |page=18 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| score = 3–62
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |title=Brown Vanquishes Camp Kilmer, 62-3 |date=October 24, 1943 |agency=Associated Press |page=S2 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = CCNY
| site_stadium = Lewisohn Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| score = 13–12
| attend = 500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85540646/soldiers-beat-city-1312-on-hopps-run/|work=Daily News|title=Soldiers beat City, 13–12, on Hopp's run|date=October 31, 1943|accessdate=September 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = Lakehurst NAS
| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| score = 12–26
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Luther To Captain Blimps Tomorrow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post/123516683/ |newspaper=Courier-Post |location=Camden, New Jersey |date=November 13, 1943 |page=9 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Lakehurst Eleven Beats Camp Kilmer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/123515395/ |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Paterson, New Jersey |agency=Associated Press |date=November 15, 1943 |page=14 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 2:15 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1943|team=Brooklyn Kingsmen|title=Brooklyn}}
| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| score = 47–7
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Kilmer to Miss Two Star Backs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news/123781529/ |newspaper=Courier News |location=Plainfield, New Jersey |date=November 20, 1943 |page=9 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Camp Kilmer To Play Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news/123781631/ |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |date=November 21, 1943 |page=12 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Al |title=Camp Kilmer Routs Brooklyn College, 47-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news/123781713/ |newspaper=The Daily Home News |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |date=November 22, 1943 |page=10 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
{{cite book |last=Daye |first=John |date=2014 |title=Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football |location=Haworth, New Jersey |publisher=St. Johann Press |page=140 |isbn=978-1-937943-21-9 }}
References
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