The 1943 Camp Edwards Yanks football team represented the United States Army's Camp Edwards, located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, during the 1943 college football season. Clell Barton was the team's head coach for the first six games of the season before he was transferred to another military post and succeeded by Lieutenant Frank Palmisani, an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame.[1][2] The Yanks compiled an overall record of 4–5. The team's captain was Hank Corrado, who played football at Medford High School, which won a state championship in 1942. Bill Smaltz, who had played college football at Pennsylvania State University, was a fullback for the Yanks.[3]
| 1943 Camp Edwards Yanks football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–5 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Hank Corrado |
| Home stadium | Logan Field |
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Sheridan ranked 214th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 30.7.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Harvard |
| L 0–7 | 10,000 | [5][6][7] |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Bates | L 7–13 | [8][9] | ||
| October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Milford Merchants |
| W 30–0 | 5,000 | [10][11] |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tufts | L 7–18 | 2,000 | [12][13] | |
| October 30 | at WPI | Worcester, MA | L 6–21 | [14] | ||
| November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Harvard | L 7–14 | 4,500 | [15][16] | |
| November 14 | New Bedford Whalers | Camp Edwards, MA | W 35–0 | [17] | ||
| November | Murphy Club | W 34–0 | ||||
| November | Fall River | W 20–18 | ||||
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