1944_Selman_Field_Cyclones_football_team

1944 Selman Field Cyclones football
1944 Selman Field Cyclones football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–2
Head coach	Clyde Funderburk (1st season);
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Selman Field Cyclones football team

American college football season

The 1944 Selman Field Cyclones football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Selman Army Airfield near Monroe, Louisiana during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Clyde Funderburk, the Cyclones compiled a record of 4–2–2. Lieutenant Edward Schumacher was an assistant coach for the team.^[1]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Keesler Field ranked 118th among the nation's college and service teams and 21st out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 67.7.^[2]^[3]

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"Watch the Cyclones". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 17, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 13, 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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"Soutwestern-Lagarde Game Open College Card". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 22, 1944. p. A9. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Cyclones Trounced By Arkansas A. And M., 20-0". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. September 24, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Cyclones (continued)". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. September 24, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Cyclones score in last period to defeat Tech". The Times. October 1, 1944. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Selman Rolls Over Normal Eleven For 20-7 Triumph". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 8, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Tackles Keesler Eleven". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. October 10, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Battles Keesler To 19-19 Deadlock Here". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 15, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman (continued)". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 15, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 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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"Selman Meets Keesler In Return Battle At Biloxi". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. November 5, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Cyclones Defeated 20 to 0 By Keesler Field". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. November 6, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Lame For Algiers". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. November 10, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Comes From Behind To Beat Algiers, 13 To 6". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. November 12, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Cyclones Play Normal At NJC". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. November 17, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Rain Causes Selman, Normal Cancellation". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. November 19, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 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	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	2:15 p.m.	Arkansas A&M	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 0–20	6,000	^[4]^[5]^[6]
September 30		at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 13–6		^[7]
October 7		at Louisiana Normal	Ruston, LA	W 20–7		^[8]
October 14	8:15 p.m.	Keesler Field	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	T 19–19	6,000	^[9]^[10]^[11]
October 21		Galveston AAF	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	T 0–0		^[12]^[13]^[14]
November 5	2:30 p.m.	at Keesler Field	Biloxi, MS	L 0–20	10,000	^[15]^[16]
November 11		Algiers NS	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 13–6		^[17]^[18]
November 18	8:15 p.m.	Louisiana Normal	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	cancelled		^[19]^[20]
November 25		at Galveston AAF	Galveston, TX	W 20–14		^[21]
All times are in Central time

1944_Selman_Field_Cyclones_football_team

1944 Selman Field Cyclones 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