1943 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils Football Team
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The 1943 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team was an
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team that represented the
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pre-flight school at
Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California is a private Catholic college in Moraga, California. Established in 1863, it is affiliated with the Catholic Church and administered by the De La Salle Brothers. The college offers undergraduate and graduate ...
during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 3–4–1 record.
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was the head coach. The team included 1941
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winner
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. In the final
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, Saint Mary's Pre-Flight ranked 32nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 90.5.


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Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils 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 College football, collegiate or Nation ...