1944_Bergstrom_Field_Troop_Carriers_football_team

1944 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football
1944 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4
Head coach	Henry G. Smith;
Home stadium	House Park
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football team

American college football season

The 1944 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Bergstrom Field near Austin, Texas during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Henry G. Smith, the Troop Carriers compiled a record of 3–4.^[1]^[2]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bergstrom Field ranked 101st among the nation's college and service teams and 16th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 72.7.^[3]^[4]

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"Big Ex-Kentucky Tackle New Hope In Bergstrom Line". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. September 17, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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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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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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"Troop Carriers Make Football Debut Here". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. September 30, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Williams, Morris (October 1, 1944). "Bergstrom Stamp Out John Tarleton by 33-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 14. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bergstrom Grapples Eagles Tonight". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 7, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Williams, Morris (October 8, 1944). "Bergstrom Cops Tilt". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 12. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bergstrom Whips Tarleton, 39-6, In Return Game". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. October 13, 1944. p. 21. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bergstrom to Cut Loose On Ellington Saturday". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 20, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Ellington Swarms Bergstrom, 20-13". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 22, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Carriers Meet Weevils at House Park Tonight". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. October 28, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Williams, Morris (October 29, 1944). "Arkansas Aggies Bumps Bergstrom Eleven, 7-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 12. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bergstrom Plays Hondo Friday". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 2, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Navigators Beat Crippled Bergstrom Team". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 3, 1944. p. 22. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bergstrom Off To Play Eagles". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 11, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bergstrom Is Loser to BAAF". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 12, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	8:00 p.m.	John Tarleton	House Park Austin, TX	W 33–0	5,000	^[5]^[6]
October 7	8:00 p.m.	Blackland AAF	House Park Austin, TX	W 19–12	4,000	^[7]^[8]
October 12		at John Tarleton	Stephenville, TX	W 39–6		^[9]
October 21	8:00 p.m.	Ellington Field	House Park Austin, TX	L 13–20		^[10]^[11]
October 28	8:00 p.m.	Arkansas A&M	House Park Austin, TX	L 0–7	6,000	^[12]^[13]
November 2	8:00 p.m.	at Hondo AAF	Barry Field Hondo, TX	L 0–27	4,000	^[14]^[15]
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Blackland AAF	Waco High School stadium Waco, TX	L 0–7		^[16]^[17]
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