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1944 South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandoes football
1944 South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandoes football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–8
Head coach	Ray Cagni (1st season);
Home stadium	Tech Field
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandoes football team

American college football season

The 1944 South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandoes football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's South Plains Army Air Field (South Plains AAF or SPAAF), located near Lubbock, Texas, during the 1944 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Cagni, the Winged Commandoes compiled a record of 0–8.^[1] Ray Truitt was the team's line coach and also started at guard.^[2]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, South Plains AAF ranked 165th among the nation's college and service teams and 34th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 54.6.^[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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"South Plains AAF Eleven Coming Here Primed To Upset Horned Frogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. September 26, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 8, 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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"SPAAF Cancels Sunday Tilt With Amarillo Sky Giants". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 22, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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McMullen, Jim (September 30, 1944). "TCU Meets SPAAF In Home Opener AT 4 P.M. Today". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Today's TCU-SPAAF Starters". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. September 30, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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McMullen, Jim (October 1, 1944). "Frog's Aerials, Alert Line Play Beat SPAAF, 34-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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McMullen, Jim (October 1, 1944). "Sherrod Sparkles as TCU Wins, 34-0 (continued)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"NTAC, SPAAF Clash Tonight". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 6, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"NTAC's Running Beats South Plain, 15 to 0". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 7, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"LAAF And SPAAF To Tangle Today". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 22, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Lubbock AAF Slaps South Plains Fliers, 46-14". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 23, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Sky Giants Face South Plains Aerial Circus Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 28, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Amarillo AAF Cops 53-13 Victory Over Commandoes". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 28, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"S'Western Whip South Plains, 21-6". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 4, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Fort Bliss Bests SPAAF, 49 To 20". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. November 12, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"South Plains Tangles With WTSTC Buff Here Tonight". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. November 17, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"West Texas Teachers Romp Over South Plains, 19-14". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. November 18, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"SPAAF Will Play Mexico University". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. Associated Press. November 12, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Mexico U Game Here Sunday Is Cancelled". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. November 25, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Red Raiders, SPAAF Close Grid Season Here Today". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. December 2, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Red Raiders Nose Out SPAAF, 7-6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. December 3, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		Amarillo AAF	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	cancelled		^[5]
September 30	4:00 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 34–0	4,000	^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
October 6		at North Texas Agricultural	Arlington, TX	L 0–15		^[10]^[11]
October 22	2:30 p.m.	vs. Lubbock AAF	Tech Field Lubbock, TX (Khaki Classic)	L 14–46	4,000	^[12]^[13]
October 28	8:00 p.m.	at Amarillo AAF	Butler Field Amarillo, TX	L 13–53		^[14]^[15]
November 3		at Southwestern (TX)	Georgetown, TX	L 6–21		^[16]
November 11		Fort Bliss	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 20–49		^[17]
November 17		West Texas State	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 14–19	150	^[18]^[19]
November 26		University of Mexico	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	cancelled		^[20]^[21]
December 2	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 6–7		^[22]^[23]
All times are in Central time

1944_South_Plains_Army_Air_Field_Winged_Commandoes_football_team

1944 South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandoes 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