1944 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football team

1944 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial 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 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Lincoln Army Air Field (LAAF or Lincoln AAF), in Lincoln, Nebraska, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Bob Ingalls, the Wings compiled a record of 6–1. Captain Stan Hall was the team's line coach.[1] The Lincoln AAF's roster included Bob Cowan, Dutch Elston, and Russ Reader.[2][3]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Lincoln AAF ranked 17th among the nation's college and service teams and fourth out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 104.4.[4][5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Peru Navy V-12Peru, NEW 26–7[6]
September 24Fort Logan
cancelled [7]
October 12:00 p.m.Fort Warren
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
W 14–510,000–12,000[8][9]
October 82:30 p.m.at Kearney AAF
W 20–0[10][11]
October 152:00 p.m.Ottumwa NAS
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
W 15–210,000–12,000[12][13][14]
October 22at Marquette
W 13–1210,000[15]
October 29at Fort Warren
L 6–19[16][17]
November 12at Ottumwa NASOttumwa, IAW 39–0[18][19]

[20][21]

References

  1. ^ "Wing's[sic] line gains impressive record against enemies". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 5, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Wings open against Peru Navy 11 Friday". Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 16, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Lincoln Army Air Field Wings Football Roster". Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 16, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Bob Ingall's LAAF Wings bombard Peru Navy, 26-7". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 16, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Fort Logan Grid Schedule Cancelled". The Grand Island Daily Independent. Grand Island, Nebraska. Associated Press. September 25, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Wings tackle Fort Warren today, 2 p.m." Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 1, 1944. p. 1B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Dobbins, Walt (October 2, 1944). "Cowan stars in Wing win over Broncs". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Lincoln Invades Kearney Sunday". The Duster. Kearney, Nebraska. October 6, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Wings' power too much for Raider crew". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 9, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Grid War At Stadium". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 14, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Brady scores twice to sink Navy Skyers". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 16, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ McBride, Gregg (October 16, 1944). "Lincoln Wings Rock Ottumwa Tars". Morning World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Marquette Loses By 13-12 Margin". Wisconsin State Journal. October 23, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Wings to tackle Fort Warren club". Lincoln Sunday Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 29, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Fort Warren Takes Lincoln, 19 to 6". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. Associated Press. October 30, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Wings set for Skyer Exhibition". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 12, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Wings romp over Ottumwa gridders by 39-0 count". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 13, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ "Lincoln Army Air Field Schedule". The Crawford Tribune. Crawford, Nebraska. September 22, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.