1943 San Francisco Dons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1943
| team = San Francisco Dons
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 1–7
| head_coach = Al Tassi
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Kezar Stadium
| next_year = 1946
}}
{{1943 Western college football independents records}}
The 1943 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In their second season under head coach Al Tassi, the Dons compiled a 1–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 199 to 13.{{cite web|title=1943 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 24, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/san-francisco/1943-schedule.html}}
The Dons' one victory came against the 1943 Nevada Wolf Pack football team led by Marion Motley; it was the Wolf Pack's only loss of the 1943 season.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, San Francisco ranked 147th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 53.1.{{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
| rankyear = 1943
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 25||Pleasanton Naval Distribution Center|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-13|3,000|{{cite news|title=Navy Defeats U.S.F., 13 to 0|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=September 26, 1943|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22201869/navy_defeats_usf_13_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 3||Nevada|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 6-0||{{cite news|title=Nevada Defeated 6-0 By USF Dons|newspaper=Reno Evening Gazette|date=October 4, 1943|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22201988/nevada_defeated_60_by_usf_dons/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11||Alameda Coast Guard|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-26|3,000|{{cite news|title=Alameda Coast Guard 26-0 Victor Over San Francisco U.|newspaper=Long Beach Sun|date=October 11, 1943|page=B2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83870657/alameda-coast-guard-26-0-victor-over/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Dons Trounced by Coast Guard, 26-0|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|date=October 11, 1943|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83875997/dons-trounced-by-coast-guard-26-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16||No. 8 USC|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-34|6,000|{{cite news|title=Troy Blanks Dons, 34-0: U.S.F. Civilians Actually Press U.S.C. In Second Half|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=October 17, 1943|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22202234/troy_blanks_dons_340_usf/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24||No. 15 Del Monte Pre-Flight|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-34|10,000|{{cite news|title=Dons Victims of Del Monte|newspaper=San Mateo Times|date=October 25, 1943|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17748110/dons_victims_of_del_monte/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31||Saint Mary's|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 7-19|15,000|{{cite news|title=Wedemeyer Leads Gaels in 19-7 Victory Over Gaels|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=November 1, 1943|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22202375/wedemeyer_leads_gaels_in_197_victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6|at|California|California Memorial Stadium|Berkeley, CA|L 0-32|10,000–12,000|{{cite news|title=Bears Rout Dons, 32-0: Single Pass Completed in Drab Game|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=November 7, 1943|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22203033/bears_rout_dons/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14||St. Mary's Pre-Flight|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-41|5,000|{{cite news|title=5000 See Dons Smothered 41-0 By St. Mary's Cadets|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=November 15, 1943|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22202495/5000_see_dons_smothered_410_by_st/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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