1943 North Texas Aggies football team

The 1943 North Texas Aggies football team was an American football team that represented North Texas Agricultural College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Klepto Holmes, the Aggies compiled a 3–4–1 record and were ranked at No. 69 among the nation's college and military service teams in the final 1943 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

1943 North Texas Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
1943 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Navy   –  8 –1 –0
Miami (FL)   –  5 –1 –0
West Virginia   –  4 –3 –0
North Texas Aggies   –  3 –4 –1
Virginia   –  3 –4 –1
Texas Tech   –  4 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech   –  1 –5 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Prior to the war, the North Texas Aggies were a junior college team that did not compete at the highest level in football. During the war, the school became a military training center, and the football team was rebuilt with Marine Corps trainees. Texas columnist Flem R. Hall in September 1943 described the Aggies as a Cinderalla team that went "from rags to riches" when the Marine Corps waved a magic wand that sent players from major Texas universities "tumbling onto" the Aggies' Arlington campus. Hall continued: "The unknown kitchen maid became the queen of the ball and won the prince."[2]

The Aggies gained 11 players who were transferred from TCU, including tailback J. P. "Pete" Stout, center James Woodfin, Sam Weatherford, and Don Hughes. Other notable transferees included fullback Howard "Red" Maley (from SMU); tackle Burnie Smith (from SMU); blocking back "Peck" McMinn (from SMU); center Jim Sid Wright (form SMU); lineman Harold Crossen (from Texas Tech); Doyle Caraway (a former Little All-American from Texas Tech); James Reid (from Texas Tech); lineman P. A. Wynn (from Texas Tech); and Joe Beavers (from Texas Tech).[2][3][4][5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Southwestern (TX)
L 0–2012,000[6][7][8]
October 23:00 p.m.at SMU
W 20–64,000[9][10]
October 9at Camp FanninTyler, TXW 48–0
October 15vs. Southwestern (TX)
L 0–26[11][12]
October 23at Texas A&M
T 0–0[13][14]
October 302:30 p.m.at Blackland AAF
L 7–13[15][16]
November 13at Texas Tech
W 34–143,600
November 20at Randolph Field
L 13–20[17][18]

References
  1. E. E. Litkenhous (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U.S. Grid Leaders: Notre Dame Named Top Team for 1943; Minnesota Does Fadeout". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Flem Hall (September 15, 1943). "The Sport Tide". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 21.
  3. "North Texas Aggies Polish Up Defensive Line That Will Try To Hold Southwestern". The Austin American. October 14, 1943. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Three Former Techsans To Face Red Raiders Saturday". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 9, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ponies Tackle NTAC Today". Fort Worth Star-Telegraph. October 2, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Flem R. Hall (September 16, 1943). "SU Power, Speed Likely To Force NTAC Into Air". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Flem Hall (September 17, 1943). "Junior Ags, Pirates to Arrive Shortly Before Game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Flem R. Hall (September 19, 1943). "Southwestern Power Too Much for NTAC, 20-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "NATC-Pony Game to Pit Passing Aces". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 2, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. Harold V. Ratliff (October 3, 1943). "Pete Stout Leads North Texas Ags to Victory Over SMU, 20-6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Hart, Weldon (October 15, 1943). "It's Pirate Line Vs. NTAC's Passing". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 15. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. Hart, Weldon (October 16, 1943). "Stormy Pirates Roar Impressively Over Aggies, 26 - 0". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. Potts Boswell (October 24, 1943). "North Texans Hold Aggies to Scoreless Tie". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "North Texas Cadets Battle Aggies to 0-0 Tie With Vicious Defense". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1943. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Tucker, Jinx (October 30, 1943). "BAAF Meets NTAC Aggies Today in Muny Stadium". The Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "Blackland Nips NTAC, 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Randolph Defeats NTAC In Fourth Quarter Rally". The Brownsville Herald. November 21, 1943. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Randolph Rallies To Take No. 9: Dobbs Hits Mark With 29 Passes". San Antonio Light. November 21, 1943. pp. 19–20.
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