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1944 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football
1944 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Dan Salkeld (1st season);
Home stadium	Butler Field
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football team

American college football season

The 1944 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Amarillo Army Air Field (Amarillo AAF) near Amarillo, Texas during the 1944 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Salkeld, the Sky Giants compiled a record of 5–3.^[1] Steve Sebo was the team's backfield coach. Amarillo AAF's roster included Al Coppage and Bob Jauron.^[2]^[3]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Amarillo AAF ranked 37th among the nation's college and service teams and seventh out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 94.3.^[4]^[5]

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"Service Football In Texas Ends With Ramblers In First Place". The Big Spring Daily Herald. Big Spring, Texas. December 5, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bulky Amarillo Sky Giants Plot Crushing Ground Offensive Against Lobos Saturday". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Sky Giants Get New Halfback". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. November 13, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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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 .

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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 .

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"Amarillo's Heavyweight Sky Giants Clash With Lobos in Opener Tonight". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 16, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Lobos Drop Opener To Amarillo Sky Giants, 21 to 2". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 17, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"SPAAF Cancels Sunday Tilt With Amarillo Sky Giants". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 22, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"LAAF Plays Host to Amarillo AAF". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 30, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Amarillo Defeats LAAF, 19 to 0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 1, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Sky Giants Take On Fliers Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 7, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Amarillo AAF Bests LAAF". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 8, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"High Ranking Sky Giants Tangle With Buffs Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Sky Giant Defensive Play Needs Polishing". The Amarillo Globe. Amarillo, Texas. October 16, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Tossup Rating Given Sky Giant-Zoomer Tilt Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 21, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Eshmont Stars for Zoomers". Arizona Republic. October 22, 1944. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Sky Giants Face South Plains Aerial Circus Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 28, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Amarillo AAF Cops 53-13 Victory Over Commandoes". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 28, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Superbombers Smother Sky Giants, 46-6". Amarillo Daily News. November 6, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Ramblers Rumble Over Sky Giants 33-0: Dudley Leads Fliers To Win". The Amarillo Daily News. November 27, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	9:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 21–2	6,000	^[6]^[7]
September 24		at South Plains AAF	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	cancelled		^[8]
September 30	8:15 p.m.	at Lubbock AAF	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 19–0		^[9]^[10]
October 7	8:00 p.m.	Lubbock AAF	Butler Field Amarillo, TX	W 31–0		^[11]^[12]
October 14	8:00 p.m.	at West Texas State	Canyon, TX	W 38–7		^[13]^[14]
October 21	8:00 p.m.	Norman NAS	Butler Field Amarillo, TX	L 13–19		^[15]^[16]
October 28	8:00 p.m.	South Plains AAF	Butler Field Amarillo, TX	W 53–13		^[17]^[18]
November 5		at Second Air Force	Penrose Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–46	6,000	^[19]
November 26		at No. 4 Randolph Field	Farrington Field Fort Worth, TX	L 0–33	11,000	^[20]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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v t e	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