1943 Fort Warren Broncos football team

The 1943 Fort Warren Broncos football team represented the United States Army base at Fort Warren, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during the 1943 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Wee Willie Smith, the Broncos compiled a record of 4–3.

1943 Fort Warren Broncos football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3
Head coach	Wee Willie Smith (1st season)
Home stadium	Frontier Park
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 military service football records

v t e	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

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Warren ranked 68th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 75.6.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		at Lowry Field	DU Stadium Boulder, CO	L 0–7		^[2]^[3]^[4]
September 25		at Colorado	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 0–38		^[5]
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 60–0	8,000	^[6]^[7]^[8]
October 10		Kearney AAF	Frontier Park Cheyenne, WY	W 27–6	7,000	^[9]^[10]
October 17	1:00 p.m.	at Kearney AAF	Teacher's College field Kearney, NE	W 33–6		^[11]^[12]
October 31	2:30 p.m.	at Salt Lake AAB	Community Park Salt Lake City, UT	W 10–0	1,500	^[13]^[14]^[15]
November 13		at Fort Riley	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 7–14	2,500	^[16]^[17]
November 28		Fort Douglas	Cheyenne, WY	cancelled		^[18]^[19]
All times are in Mountain time

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References

1. 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  .
2. "Lowry Field Sets Ft. Warren Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 11, 1943. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. "Lowry-Warren Open Intermountain Football". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. September 11, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Fort Warren Loses to Lowry Field". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Associated Press. September 12, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Buffaloes Hand Fort Second Straight Defeat". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 26, 1943. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. Hodgson, Jimmy (October 2, 1943). "Utah Reskins Given Slight Edge Over Fort Warren". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 22. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. Hodgson, Jimmy (October 3, 1943). "Ft. Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss in History". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 6B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. Hodgson, Jimmy (October 3, 1943). "Fort Warren Hands Utes Worst Loss (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. "Fort Warren user aerial strategy to beat Kearney". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 11, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. "Fort Warren Beats Kearney". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Associated Press. October 11, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. "Broncos Due Here Sunday". The Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 16, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
12. "Ft. Warren Eleven too Powerful for Air Base Eleven; Score Is 33-6". The Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 18, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
13. "G. I.s Leading Service Grid League". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 26, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
14. "Fort Warren Battles Air Base Today". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 31, 1943. p. B5. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
15. Hodgson, Jimmy (November 1, 1943). "Fort Warren Stops Wings, 10-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 12. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
16. "Fort Riley Trims Broncos, 14-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 14, 1943. p. 6B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
17. "Bob Ruman Stars As Fort Riley Beats Fort Warren, 14-7". Arizona Daily Star. November 14, 1943. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Fort Douglas Will Oppose Warren". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. Associated Press. November 5, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
19. "Fort Douglas Cancels". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. Associated Press. November 23, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
20. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 143–144. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.