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1942 Fort Douglas MPs football team

The 1942 Fort Douglas MPs football team represented Fort Douglas during the 1942 college football season.[1] Under the coaching of a former Utah football player, Murray Maughan, the MPs (members of the Military Police Corps) compiled a 5–3 record, although they were outscored by their opponents by a total of 174 to 159. On a December 2 AP Poll for the ranking of service academies, Fort Douglas received a single tenth place vote, good enough to place them at No. 20 alongside Daniel Field and Camp Shelby.

1942 Fort Douglas MPs football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 20 (APS)
Record5–3
Head coach
  • Murray Maughan
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 military service football records
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 258:00 p.m.at Weber Junior College
W 45–01,500[2][3]
October 5at Logan Navy-Marines
  • Ogden Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 12–7800[4][5]
October 10at Second Air ForceWendover, UTL 0–371,200[6][7]
October 16at BYUProvo, UTW 24–133,000+[8][9]
October 23Utah State
L 7–491,000[10]
October 312:00 p.m.Denver
L 6–44[11][12][13]
November 11Hill Field
W 26–72,000[14][15]
November 142:30 p.m.Idaho Southern Branch
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 39–171,000[16][17]
November 26at Hill Field
  • Ogden Municipal Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
Cancelled [18]

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References

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  1. ^ "Major Goates Plans Winter Sports At Fort". Deseret News. November 20, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "McDonough, Adelt in Star Roles As Soldiers trim Weber". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 26, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Soldiers Slate friday Game With Weber JC". Salt Lake Telegram. September 19, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Soldiers Eke Out 12 to 7 Decision Navy-Marines". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 5, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Runs 85 Yards". Salt Lake Telegram. October 5, 1942. p. 13. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Bombers Trip Fort Douglas". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1942. p. 27. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Second Air Force Whips Fort Douglas, 37-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1942. p. 26. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Cougars take Lead then Falter". Deseret News. October 17, 1942. p. 15. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Fort Douglas Triumphs Over Cougars". The Herald-Journal. October 17, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rejuvenated Farmers Handcuffs MP's With 49-7 Triumph". The Herald-Journal. October 24, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Fort Eleven Heads for Denver Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 30, 1942. p. 20. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "D. U. Blasts Ft. Douglas, 44-6". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 1, 1942. p. 29. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "Denver Defeats Utah Soldiers In 44-6 Show". The Daily Sentinel. November 1, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Military Police To Tackle ISB". Deseret News. November 12, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  15. ^ "The Sports Highway". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 30, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "Military Police To Tackle ISB". Deseret News. November 12, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "M P's Hammer Tough Bengal Team, 39 to 17". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 15, 1942. p. 28. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "The Sports Highway". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 30, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  19. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.


 

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