1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football team

The 1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard football team represented the United States Coast Guard's training school at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–0–1 record and was ranked No. 9 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.^[1]

1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 9 (APS)
Record	6–0–1
Head coach	Gar Griffith (1st season)
Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

1942 military service football records

v t e	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. 17 March Field			–					11	–	2	–	0
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. 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
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS			–					4	–	3	–	1
No. 16 Camp Davis			–					4	–	3	–	2
Albuquerque AAB			–					5	–	4	–	0
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS			–					4	–	4	–	1
Santa Ana AAB			–					4	–	4	–	0
Will Rogers AB			–					4	–	4	–	0
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

The team was coached by Gar Griffith, who both played and coached football at Ohio State before the war, and Pug Vaughan, who was a player-coach.^[2] Notable players included Esco Sarkkinen, Mike Karmazin, and Eulace Peacock. Lt. Commander Jack Dempsey, the former heavyweight champion of the world, was the director of physical education; he was referred to in press coverage as the team's "water boy."^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Brooklyn		W 30–0
October 3	at CCNY	Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY	W 31–0
October 10	at Villanova	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 20–13	18,000	^[4]
October 18	at Fort Monmouth	Frawley Field Fort Monmouth, NJ	T 7–7		^[5]
October 22	Boston College		Scrimmage
October 31	at Toledo	Swayne Field Toledo, OH	W 20–0		^[6]
November 14	at Springfield	Springfield, MA	W 14–13		^[7]
December 6	Scranton		W 27–0

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References

1. "Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation". Ashville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Coast Guard Plays Duty First Football These Days". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 28, 1942. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Grayson's Scoreboard". The Berkshire Evening Eagle. December 3, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Coast Guards Jolt Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fort Monmouth Surprises Strong Coast Guard Eleven". Asbury Park Evening Press. October 19, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Coast Guard Rips Toledo By 26-0". Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1942. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Coast Guard Nips Springfield Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1942. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.