1944_Blackland_Army_Air_Field_Eagles_football_team

1944 Blackland Army Air Field Eagles football
1944 Blackland Army Air Field Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Edward C. Wilds;
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium, Waco High School stadium
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Blackland Army Air Field Eagles football team

American college football season

The 1944 Blackland Army Air Field Eagles football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Blackland Army Air Field (Blackland AAF or BAAF), located near Waco, Texas, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Edward C. Wilds, the Eagles compiled a record of 7–1–1.^[1]^[2]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Blackland AAF ranked 104th among the nation's college and service teams and 17th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 70.1.^[3]^[4]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		John Tarleton	Waco, TX	W 24–0		^[5]^[6]
September 30		at Bryan AAF	Bryan, TX	W 27–0		^[7]
October 7	8:00 p.m.	at Bergstrom Field	House Park Austin, TX	L 12–19	4,000	^[8]^[9]
October 14		Ellington Field	Waco, TX	W 19–0		^[10]^[11]
October 28		Bryan AAF	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 41–0		^[12]
November 3		at Ellington Field	Houston, TX	T 0–0		^[13]
November 11	8:00 p.m.	Bergstrom Field	Waco High School stadium Waco, TX	W 7–0		^[14]^[15]
November 18	8:00 p.m.	at Eagle Mountain Marines	Eagle Field Denton, TX	W 24–0		^[16]^[17]
November 24	7:30 p.m.	at John Tarleton	Waco, TX	W 27–0		^[18]
All times are in Central time

1944_Blackland_Army_Air_Field_Eagles_football_team

1944 Blackland Army Air Field Eagles football team

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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