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1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team
| 1943 Camp Grant Warriors football |
|---|
| Independent |
| 2–6–2 |
| Charlie Bachman (1st season) |
| Coomer (left tackle) |
| Rockford HS Stadium |
The 1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team represented Camp Grant during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Charlie Bachman of Michigan State, the Warriors compiled a record of 2–6–2 against a difficult schedule that included four of the top six teams in the final AP poll rankings: Iowa Pre-Flight, Michigan, Purdue, and Great Lakes Navy. They were ranked a single time by the AP, achieving the No. 20 spot with a 2–3–1 record, and were dropped the next week after a loss to No. 13 Minnesota.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Camp Grant Pre-Flight ranked 22nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 95.6.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11 | at Illinois | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | W 23–0 | 3,500 | ||
| September 18 | Michigan | Rockford HS StadiumRockford, IL | L 0–26 | 11,000 | ||
| September 25 | Wisconsin | Rockford HS StadiumRockford, IL | W 10–7 | 11,000 | ||
| October 2 | Marquette | Rockford HS StadiumRockford, IL | T 7–7 | 11,000 | ||
| October 9 | at No. 7 Purdue | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | L 0–19 | 13,000 | ||
| October 16 | at No. 13 Minnesota | Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN | L 7–13 | 35,000 | ||
| October 23 | at Fort Riley | No. 20 | Fort Riley, KS | T 13–13 | 10,000 | |
| November 6 | at Great Lakes Navy | Ross FieldGreat Lakes, IL | L 0–12 | 22,000 | ||
| November 13 | at No. 5 Iowa Pre-Flight | Iowa StadiumIowa City, IA | L 13–28 | |||
| November 20 | Fort Riley | Rockford HS StadiumRockford, IL (Midwest Army Championship) | L 6–10 | 10,000 | ||
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |
| Week | ||||||||
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| — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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