1944_Galveston_Army_Air_Field_Islanders_football_team

1944 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders football
1944 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–2
Head coach	Jim Thomas (1st season);
Home stadium	School Park
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders football team

American college football season

The 1944 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders football team, also called the "Bombers", "Flyers", and "Hurricanes", represented the United States Army Air Force's Galveston Army Air Field (Galveston AAF), located near Galveston, Texas, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Jim Thomas, the Islanders compiled a record of 5–3–2.^[1] The team's roster included Vince DiFrancesca. Thomas had played college football at Birmingham–Southern College and coached high school football in Georgiana, Alabama.^[2]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Hondo AAF ranked 140th among the nation's college and service teams and 24th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 59.8.^[3]^[4]

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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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"Cpl. Jim Thomas As Army Football Coach". The Chambers County News. Lanett, Alabama. August 10, 1944. p. 8. 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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"Southwestern Triumphs, 32-6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 18, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Rice, Gavelston Airmen Tangle Tonight". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 22, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Rice Wallops Fliers by 57-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Galveston Ties Ellington, 0-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 1, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Flora Ordnance to Oppose Keesler in Biloxi Tomorrow". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 7, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Nothing Like Hope". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 14, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"College Results". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 15, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Cyclones May Get Surprise". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. October 19, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Surprising Galveston Team Battles Cyclones To 0-0 Tie". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 22, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Galveston (continued)". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 22, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Galveston AAF Downs John Tarleton, 40-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 29, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Galveston Hurricanes Beat Tarleton, 40-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 29, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Aggie Reserves Beaten". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. November 7, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Galveston Upsets Hondo Field". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. Associated Press. November 12, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Galveston AAF Beats Lake Charles". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. November 19, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Wins At Galveston". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. November 26, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Southwestern (TX)	Galveston, TX	L 6–32		^[5]
September 23	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–57	12,000	^[6]^[7]
September 30	Ellington Field	Galveston, TX	T 0–0		^[8]
October 8	Keesler Field	Biloxi, MS	cancelled		^[9]
October 14	Bryan AAF	Galveston, TX	W 19–0		^[10]^[11]
October 21	at Selman Field	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	T 0–0		^[12]^[13]^[14]
October 28	John Tarleton	School Park Galveston, TX	W 40–0	2,000	^[15]^[16]
November 6	Texas A&M reserves	Galveston, TX	W 14–2		^[17]
November 11	Hondo AAF	Galveston, TX	W 19–14		^[18]
November 18	Lake Charles AAF	Galveston, TX	W 20–0		^[19]
November 25	Selman Field	Galveston, TX	L 14–29		^[20]

1944_Galveston_Army_Air_Field_Islanders_football_team

1944 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders 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