1944 Daniel Field Fliers football team

1944 Daniel Field Fliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
  • Hank Stovall (2nd season)
Home stadiumAugusta Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 military service football records
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 Daniel Field Fliers football team represented United States Army Air Forces' Daniel Field, located near Augusta, Georgia, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Hank Stovall, the Fliers compiled a record of 6–3.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Daniel Field ranked 147th among the nation's college and service teams and 27th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 58.3.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 308:15 p.m.at Miami NTC
W 18–77,841[4][5]
October 7Mayport NAS
W 13–0[6][7]
October 15at Charleston Coast Guard
W 19–14[8]
October 20at Georgia
L 6–533,000[9]
October 28at Mayport NAS
W 15–7
November 4Charleston Coast Guard
  • Augusta Municipal Stadium
  • Augusta, GA
W 20–13[10]
November 11Miami NTC
  • Augusta Municipal Stadium
  • Augusta, GA
W 19–6[11][12]
November 19at Georgia Pre-Flight
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–30[13]
November 26Georgia Pre-Flight
  • Augusta Municipal Stadium
  • Augusta, GA
L 12–52[14]
December 1Newberry
  • Augusta Municipal Stadium
  • Augusta, GA
W 28–7[15]

References

  1. ^ "College and Service Team Football Schedules for 1944 Campaign". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 3, 1944. p. 4S. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "NTC Navaltars Battle Daniel Field Tonight". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. September 30, 1944. p. 8A. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Thompson, Woody (October 1, 1944). "Daniel Field Wins, 18 To 7". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1C. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Daniel Field Eleven Facing Mayport Squad". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. October 7, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Football Results". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. October 9, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Daniel Fliers Beat Guardsmen". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 17, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Kuettner, Al (October 21, 1944). "Cripples Bulldogs Stop Daniel Field". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. United Press. p. 5. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Daniel Field 20; CG 13". The Macon Telegraph and News. Macon, Georgia. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. 23. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "NTC Meets Daniel Field". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. November 11, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Daniel Field Victorious". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Associated Press. November 13, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Ga. Pre-Flight Rips Daniel Field". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. Associated Press. November 20, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "[Untitled]". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. Associated Press. November 27, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Daniel Field Beat Indians By 28-7 Score". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. Associated Press. December 2, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.