1944_Olathe_Naval_Air_Station_Clippers_football_team

1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football
1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–2
Head coach	Paul A. Holstein (1st season);
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football team

American college football season

The 1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football team represented United States Navy's Naval Air Station Olathe (Olathe NAS) in Gardner, Kansas during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Paul A. Holstein, the Clippers compiled a record of 4–2–2.^[1]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Olathe NAS ranked 128th among the nation's college and service teams and 18th out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 62.0.^[2]^[3]

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"Clippers Play The Mules". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 10, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 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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"First Game For Clippers". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. September 23, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Navy Clippers Clp[sic] Kansas Guerillas". The Shawnee News-Star. Shawnee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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George Mills (October 1, 1944). "Iowa Seahawks Shellac Olathe Flyers 45-12". The Des Moines Sunday Register. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.

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"The Clippers Vs. Wichita". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. October 14, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Munies Lose To Olathe Naval Crew, 13 To 0". The Wichita Sunday Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Clippers Clip Wichita U." The Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 15, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Field Artillery Plays Olathe NAS". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. October 2, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Olathe Clippers Pound Army Team". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Ft. Riley Ties The NAS Navy Cloppers". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. Associated Press. October 29, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Jayhawks Clip Clippers, 33-14". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Mules Lose to Clippers". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. Associated Press. November 12, 1944. p. 19A. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"K-State Plays Clippers". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. November 18, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"'Cats-Clippers In A Scoreless Tie". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. November 19, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	3:00 p.m.	Pittsburg State	Olathe, KS	W 6–0		^[4]^[5]
September 30		at Iowa Pre-Flight	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 12–45	5,000	^[6]
October 14	2:30 p.m.	Wichita	Olathe, KS	W 13–0		^[7]^[8]^[9]
October 21	3:00 p.m.	at Fort Riley	Fort Riley Post stadium Fort Riley, KS	W 20–0		^[10]^[11]
October 28		Fort Riley	Olathe, KS	T 6–6		^[12]
November 4		at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–33		^[13]
November 11		Central Missouri State	Warrensburg, MO	W 13–12		^[14]
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	T 0–0		^[15]^[16]
All times are in Central time

1944_Olathe_Naval_Air_Station_Clippers_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