1944 Camp Ellis Cardinals football team

1944 Camp Ellis Cardinals football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Randolph Field   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Bainbridge   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Fort Pierce   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 13 Norman NAS   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Iowa Pre-Flight   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 El Toro Marines   –   8 – 1 – 0
Hondo AAF   –   7 – 1 – 0
Bunker Hill NAS   –   6 – 1 – 0
Lincoln AAF   –   6 – 1 – 0
Blackland AAF   –   7 – 1 – 1
Keesler Field   –   8 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Great Lakes Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 10 March Field   –   7 – 2 – 2
Third Air Force   –   8 – 3 – 0
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   6 – 2 – 1
Atlantic City NAS   –   5 – 2 – 0
Camp Peary   –   5 – 2 – 0
Tonopah AAF   –   5 – 2 – 0
Daniel Field   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Second Air Force   –   10 – 4 – 1
San Francisco Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 1
Ellington Field   –   6 – 3 – 2
Amarillo AAF   –   5 – 3 – 0
Alameda Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 2
Coronado Amphibious   –   2 – 1 – 1
Olathe NAS   –   4 – 2 – 2
Selman Field   –   4 – 2 – 2
Galveston AAF   –   5 – 3 – 2
Fleet City   –   6 – 4 – 1
Jacksonville NAS   –   4 – 3 – 0
San Diego NTS   –   4 – 3 – 1
Camp Beale   –   5 – 4 – 0
Lubbock AAF   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fort Warren   –   5 – 4 – 1
Fort Monroe   –   5 – 5 – 0
Klamath Falls Marines   –   2 – 2 – 1
Maxwell Field   –   5 – 5 – 0
Minter Field   –   3 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fourth Infantry   –   3 – 4 – 2
Georgia Pre-Flight   –   4 – 5 – 0
Third Infantry   –   4 – 5 – 0
Bergstrom Field   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ottumwa NAS   –   3 – 4 – 0
Camp Lee   –   3 – 5 – 0
Cherry Point Marines   –   3 – 6 – 0
Chatham Field   –   2 – 8 – 1
Sampton NTS   –   2 – 7 – 0
Miami NTC   –   2 – 8 – 0
Bryan AAF   –   1 – 7 – 0
Fairfield-Suisun AAB   –   1 – 7 – 0
Richmond AAB   –   0 – 10 – 1
Camp Ellis   –   0 – 5 – 0
South Plains AAF   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Camp Ellis Cardinals football team represented Camp Ellis, in Fulton County, Illinois, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Ray Adams, the Cardinals compiled a record of 0–5.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Camp Ellis ranked 134th among the nation's college and service teams and 22nd out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 60.8.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Ottumwa NASCamp Ellis, ILL 7–458,000–10,000[3][4]
October 72:00 p.m.at Lawrence
L 7–20[5][6][7]
October 15Bunker Hill NASCamp Ellis, ILL 0–34[8]
October 222:00 p.m.at Ottumwa NAS
L 33–07,000[9][10][11]
November 4at Bunker Hill NAS
L 0–33[12]

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References

  1. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 10, 1944). "Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City Utah. p. 8B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1944). "Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Bob Steuber Rides Again--Skyers, 45-7". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 2, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Steuber Helps Ottumwa Win". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. October 2, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Army Camp Is Foe of Vikings". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. October 6, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Anderson, Don (October 9, 1944). "Vikings Beat Soldier Team". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Anderson, Don (October 9, 1944). "Vikes Beat Camp Ellis (continued)". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. p. 13. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Bunker Hill Raps Camp Ellis, 34-0". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1944. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ottumwa Navy Team To Meet Camp Ellis Gridders on Sunday". The Daily Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. October 20, 1944. p. 28. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Taylor, Sec (October 23, 1944). "Skyers Shell Camp Ellis, 33–0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Taylor, Sec (October 23, 1944). "Stolen Flips Nip Soldiers' Late Thrusts; Skyers--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Bunker Hill Drops Camp Ellis, 32-0". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Sentinel. November 5, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Camp Ellis Football Schedule Drafted". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. United Press. September 26, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.