The 1943 Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football team was an

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team that represented the

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's Alameda Coast Guard station during the

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. The team compiled a 4–2–1 record. Lieutenant

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was the coach, and George Arabian was the assistant coach. The team's two losses were against teams that ended the season ranked in the top 20 in the final

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: Del Monte Pre-Flight (No. 8) and

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(No. 19). Two Alameda players were named by the Pacific coast sports editors to the 1943 Service All-Coast football team. Quentin Greenough received first-team honors, and Gonzalo Morales received second-team honors.

Schedule

Roster

The roster included: *

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- guard * Quentin Greenough - center, formerly of Oregon State * Dale Halbert - halfback * Colin Hill, formerly of San Jose State * John Johnson - line * Albert King - tackle, formerly of Loyola * Rudy Matulka - guard * Charles McDowell - end * Bill McPartland - tackle, formerly of St. Mary's * Donald Menicucci - halfback * Gonzalo Morales - halfback, formerly of St. Mary's * Billy Russo - fullback, formerly of San Francisco University * Fred Shew - formerly of San Francisco University * Howard Taft - end * John Wilborn - halfback * Charles Wilson - back

References

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Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions football This List of World War II military service football teams includes all those top-level American football teams consisting of active duty military personnel of the United States Armed Forces that played against collegiate or professional opponents ...