1944_Minter_Field_Fliers_football_team

1944 Minter Field Fliers football
1944 Minter Field Fliers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3
Head coach	Jim Dildy (1st season);
Home stadium	Minter Athletic Field, Griffith Field
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Minter Field Fliers football team

College football season

The 1944 Minter Field Fliers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Minter Field, located near Bakersfield, California, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Jim Dildy, the Fliers compiled a record 3–3.

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Minter Field ranked 114th among the nation's college and service teams and 19th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 68.0.^[1]^[2]

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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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"Bulldogs' Minter Field Foes Boast ExCollege Stars". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 19, 1944. p. 4B. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Minter Eleven Wins 20-0 Over FSC Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 22, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Minter Field Fliers Down Fresno State College 20-0". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 23, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Fliers To Clash With Coronado Amphibious On Minter Gridiron". The Bakersfield Californian. November 3, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Coronado Nips Minter Field by 7-0 Score". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. 10, part II. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Minter Field Wins, 13-0, Over Stubborn Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 12, 1944. p. 4-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Amphibs Defeat Minter Field". San Pedro News-Pilot. November 18, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Fliers To Clash In War Bond Tilt". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 23, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Minter Fliers Down Gardner Field Rivals In Bold Tilt, 13-7". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 24, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Minter Fliers Travel To Meet Gardener Eleven At Taft". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 30, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Minter Falls To Gardner By 18-0". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. December 2, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Gardner Field Defeats Minter In War Bond Grid Game". Tulare Advance-Register. Tulare, California. Associated Press. December 2, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 21	10:00 a.m.	Fresno State	Minter Athletic Field Bakersfield, CA	W 20–0		^[3]^[4]^[5]
November 4	10:00 a.m.	Coronado Amphibious	Minter Athletic Field Bakersfield, CA	L 0–7		^[6]^[7]
November 11		at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 13–0	300	^[8]
November 17		at Coronado Amphibious	Coronado, CA	L 18–25		^[9]
November 23	7:30 p.m.	Gardner Field	Griffith Field Bakersfield, CA	W 13–7	4,800	^[10]^[11]
December 1		at Gardner Field	Taft High School Stadium Taft, CA	L 18–0	4,000–5,000	^[12]^[13]^[14]
All times are in Pacific 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