1943 Fort Riley Centaurs football team

American college football season

1943 Fort Riley Centaurs football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–2–1
Head coach|

* Fran Welch (1st season)

Seasons

← 1942

1944 →

1943 military service football records

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| Conf. |  |  | Overall

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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

The 1943 Fort Riley Centaurs football team represented the Cavalry Replacement Training Center at Fort Riley, a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, as an independent during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 92.[1]

Fran Welch was the team's head coach. Players included Reino Nori (quarterback, Chicago Bears), Bernie Ruman (halfback, Arizona), Bob Ruman (quarterback/halfback), Keith Caywood, Bennie Sheridan, Corwin Clatt (fullback), Leonard Klusman, Daniel Carmichael, Bobby Ford (halfback, Mississippi State), Paul Duhart, Clifton Patton (guard), Sam Goldman, Bob Balaban (end), and George Wendall.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Riley ranked 15th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 100.7.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 12| at Great Lakes Navy|

* Ross Field
* Great Lakes, IL

| L 19–20| 15,000| [3]
September 25| Lowry Field| Fort Riley, KS| W 60–20| 10,000| [4]
October 9| Norman NAS| Fort Riley, KS| W 39–0| 1,500| [5]
October 16| at Denver| Denver, CO| W 47–0| 5,000| [6]
October 23|  No. 20 Camp Grant| Fort Riley, KS| T 13–13| 10,000| [7]
October 30| at No. 9 Iowa Pre-Flight|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| L 2–19| < 3,500| [8]
November 13| Fort Warren|

* Memorial Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| W 14–7| 2,500| [9][10]
November 20| at Camp Grant| Rockford, IL| W 10–6| 7,000| [11]
November 25| Kansas| Junction City, KS| W 22–7| 4,000| [12]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "1943 Fort Riley Centaurs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
2. ^ 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 .
3. ^ "Great Lakes Defeats Fort Riley, 20 to 19". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 13, 1943. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Ruman Pitches as Fort Riley Swamps Lowry: Centaurs Rout Bombers of Denver by Lopsided 60 to 20 Score". Arizona Daily Star. September 26, 1943. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Rumans Star as Fort Riley Routs Norman Air Base, 39-0". Arizona Daily Star. October 10, 1943. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Ft. Riley Swamps Denver U. 47 to 0". Arizona Daily Star. October 18, 1943. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Fort Riley 13, Camp Grant 13". The Des Moines Register. October 24, 1943. p. 3-3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Seahawks Toy With Fort Riley Team". The Democrat and Leader. October 31, 1943. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "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 .
10. ^ "Bob Ruman Stars As Fort Riley Beats Fort Warren, 14-7". Arizona Daily Star. November 14, 1943. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Centaurs Down Warriors, 10-6". The Star Press (Muncie, IN). November 21, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "K.U. Loses Turkey Day Tilt 22 to 7". The Iola Register. November 26, 1943. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 143\. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.

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World War II military service football teams

Bowl games|

* 1943 Sun Bowl
* 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic

All-Service|

* 1943 All-Service football team
* 1944 All-Service football team

1942|

* Army
* Navy
* Great Lakes Navy (AP Service [APS] No. 1)
* Iowa Pre-Flight (APS No. 2)
* Georgia Pre-Flight (APS No. 3)
* North Carolina Pre-Flight (APS No. 4)
* Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (APS No. 5)
* Jacksonville NAS (APS No. 6)
* Camp Grant (APS No. 7)
* Pensacola NAS (APS No. 8)
* Manhattan Beach Coast Guard (APS No. 9)
* Corpus Christi NAS (APS No. 10)
* Second Air Force (APS No. 11)
* Fort Knox (APS No. 12)
* Lakehurst NAS (APS No. 13)
* Fort Monmouth (APS No. 14)
* Fort Riley (APS No. 15)
* Camp Davis (APS No. 16)
* March Field (APS No. 17)
* Fort Totten (APS T-No. 18)
* Spence Field (APS T-No. 18)
* Daniel Field (APS T-No. 20)
* Fort Douglas (APS T-No. 20)
* Alameda Coast Guard
* Albuquerque AAB
* Santa Ana AAB
* Will Rogers AB

1943|

* Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 2)
* Navy (AP No. 4)
* Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 6)
* Del Monte Pre-Flight (AP No. 8)
* March Field (AP No. 10)
* Army (AP No. 11)
* Bainbridge (AP No. 17)
* 124th Infantry
* 176th Infantry
* 300th Infantry
* Alameda Coast Guard
* Atlantic City NAS
* Blackland AAF
* Bowman Field
* Bryan AAF
* Bunker Hill NAS
* Camp Davis
* Camp Edwards
* Camp Grant
* Camp Gordon
* Camp Kilmer
* Camp Lee
* Camp Lejeune
* Charleston Coast Guard
* Cherry Point Marines
* Curtis Bay Coast Guard
* Daniel Field
* Fort Douglas
* Fort Knox
* Fort Monroe
* Fort Riley
* Fort Sheridan
* Fort Warren
* Georgia Pre-Flight
* Greensboro
* Greenville AAB
* Jacksonville NATTC
* Kearns Field
* Keesler Field
* Kirtland Field
* Lakehurst NAS
* Logan Navy
* Lowry Field
* Lubbock AAF
* Memphis NATTC
* Norfolk Fleet Marines
* Norman NAS
* North Carolina Pre-Flight
* Ottumwa NAS
* Patterson Field
* Pocatello AAB
* Randolph Field
* Richmond AAB
* St. Mary's Pre-Flight
* Salt Lake AAB
* Sampson NTS
* San Diego NTS
* South Plains AAF
* Spokane Air Service
* Ward Island Marines
* Wright Field

1944|

* Army (AP No. 1)
* Randolph Field (AP No. 3)
* Navy (AP No. 4)
* Bainbridge (AP No. 5)
* Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 6)
* March Field (AP No. 10)
* Norman NAS (AP No. 13)
* El Toro Marines (AP No. 16)
* Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 17)
* Fort Pierce (AP No. 18)
* Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (AP No. 19)
* Second Air Force (AP No. 20)
* Alameda Coast Guard
* Amarillo AAF
* Atlantic City NAS
* Bergstrom Field
* Blackland AAF
* Bryan AAF
* Bunker Hill NAS
* Camp Beale
* Camp Ellis
* Camp Lee
* Camp Peary
* Chatham Field
* Cherry Point Marines
* Coronado Amphibious
* Daniel Field
* Ellington Field
* Fairfield-Suisun AAB
* Fleet City
* Fort Monroe
* Fort Warren
* Fourth Infantry
* Galveston AAF
* Georgia Pre-Flight
* Hondo AAF
* Jacksonville NAS
* Keesler Field
* Klamath Falls Marine Barracks
* Lincoln AAF
* Lubbock AAF
* Maxwell Field
* Miami NTC
* Minter Field
* North Carolina Pre-Flight
* Olathe NAS
* Ottumwa NAS
* Richmond AAB
* Sampton NTS
* San Diego NTS
* San Francisco Coast Guard
* Selman Field
* South Plains AAF
* Third Air Force
* Third Infantry
* Tonopah AAF

1945|

* Army (AP No. 1)
* Navy (AP No. 3)
* Air Transport Command
* Amarillo AAF
* AAF Training Command
* Albany Navy
* Atlantic City NAS
* Bainbridge
* Barksdale Field
* Bergstrom Field
* Camp Beale
* Camp Blanding
* Camp Detrick
* Camp Lee
* Camp Peary
* Cherry Point Marines
* Dalhart AAF
* Corpus Christi NAS
* Eastern Flying Training Command
* El Toro Marines
* Ellington Field
* Farragut NTS
* First Air Force
* Fleet City
* Fort Benning
* Fort McClellan
* Fort Monroe
* Fort Pierce
* Fort Riley
* Fort Warren
* Fourth Air Force
* Great Bend AAF
* Great Lakes Navy
* Gulfport AAF
* Homestead AAB
* Hondo AAF
* Hutchinson NAS
* Jacksonville NAS
* Kearney AAF
* Keesler Field
* Lake Charles AAF
* Little Creek
* Luke Field
* Miami NAS
* Miami NTC
* Minter Field
* North Camp Hood
* Oceana NAS
* Olathe NAS
* Pensacola NAS
* Personnel Distribution Command
* Saint Mary's Pre-Flight
* San Diego NTS
* Santa Barbara Marines
* Second Air Force
* Selman Field
* South Camp Hood
* Stockton AAF
* Third Air Force
* Williams Field

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