nes burg , ▁ 3 4 – 7 . ▁ ▁Ford ham ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 2 ▁record , ▁and ▁ranked ▁# 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁AP ▁Pol l . ▁ ▁Professional ▁playing ▁career ▁and ▁military ▁service ▁R idd ick ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy , ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Pre - F light ▁Air ▁Dev ils , ▁station ed ▁at ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁College ▁in ▁Mor aga , ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁intr am ural ▁football ▁along ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁pro ▁and ▁college ▁football ▁rec ruits . ▁ ▁Between ▁active ▁duties , ▁games ▁were ▁played ▁by ▁sh ifting ▁around ▁a ▁ 6 0 - person ▁ro ster . ▁ ▁Games ▁were ▁mostly ▁played ▁between ▁other ▁makes h ift ▁military ▁teams , ▁and ▁de ple ted ▁college ▁teams . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁( 1 9 4 2 ), ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Pre - F light ▁played ▁ 1 0 ▁games , ▁mostly ▁against ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁teams . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁they ▁played ▁only ▁seven ▁games , ▁just ▁over ▁half ▁against ▁college ▁teams , ▁as ▁fewer ▁and ▁fewer ▁programs ▁remained ▁int act ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁years . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁R idd ick ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers , ▁but ▁only ▁stayed ▁one ▁season ▁before ▁ret iring ▁from ▁the ▁NFL . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Pack ers , ▁R idd ick