1944_Hondo_Army_Air_Field_Navigators_football_team

1944 Hondo Army Air Field Navigators football
1944 Hondo Army Air Field Navigators football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1
Head coach	Byron Rhome (1st season);
Home stadium	Barry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Hondo Army Air Field Navigators football team

American college football season

The 1944 Hondo Army Air Field Navigators football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Hondo Army Air Field (Hondo AAF) in Hondo, Texas during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Byron Rhome, the Navigators compiled a record of 7–1.^[1]^[2]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Hondo AAF ranked 164th among the nation's college and service teams and 33rd out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 54.8.^[3]^[4]

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"Hondo Coach Searches For Football Pants For 265-Pound Tackle". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 29, 1944. p. 21. Retrieved April 14, 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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"Four Texas Service Teams Unscored On". Pampa News. Pampa, Texas. October 4, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Hondo Navigators Win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 20, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Hondo Field Catches Tough Scrimmage". Wichita Falls Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. Associated Press. October 24, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Hondo Triumphs, 7-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 28, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 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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"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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"Hondo Navigators Win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. November 18, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Hondo Navigators Beat Ellington Field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. December 1, 1944. p. 24. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5		vs. Rice reserves	Yoakum, TX	W		^[5]
October ?		Texas reserves		W
October 19		John Tarleton	Hondo, TX	W 47–6		^[6]
October 27		at Ellington Field	Houston, TX	W 7–0		^[7]^[8]
November 2	8:00 p.m.	Bergstrom Field	Barry Field Hondo, TX	W 27–0	4,000	^[9]^[10]
November 11		at Galveston AAF	Galveston, TX	L 14–19		^[11]
November 17		Bryan AAF	Hondo, TX	W 13–6		^[12]
November 30		Ellington Field	Hondo, TX	W 15–7	3,100	^[13]
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