The 1942 Camp Grant Warriors football team represented the United States Army's Camp Grant during the

1942 college football season The 1942 college football season was the 74th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six C ...

. In 1942, Camp Grant used for basic training and training of Army medical corpsmen. It was located in the southern outskirts of

Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...

, approximately 90 miles west of Chicago. The 1942 football team compiled a 4–5 record and was ranked No. 7 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press. Glen Rose, who was the head basketball coach at Arkansas before the war, was the team's head coach. Notable players included Reino Nori (quarterback, Chicago Bears),

Sam Goldman Samuel Goldman (November 9, 1916 – November 8, 1978) was an American football end who played professionally for the Boston Yanks, Chicago Cardinals, and Detroit Lions of the National Football League. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Goldman playe ...

(end, Washington Redskins), end Doug Renzel (end, Marquette), and Jim Cary (back, Purdue).

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