1944 Atlantic City Naval Air Station Corsairs football team

The 1944 Atlantic City Naval Air Station Corsairs football team, also called the "Hellcats", "Sailors", and "Tars", represented the United States Navy's Atlantic City Naval Air Station (Atlantic City NAS), located in Pomona, New Jersey, during the 1944 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Lew Elverson, the Corsairs compiled a record of 5–2. Lieutenants Jim Morgan and Sam Hammerstrom were assistant coaches for the team.[1]

1944 Atlantic City Naval Air Station Corsairs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Home stadiumAnsley Park
Seasons
← 1943
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1944 military service football records
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

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Atlantic City NAS ranked 125th among the nation's college and service teams and 17th out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 62.6.[2][3]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 232:30 p.m.at Swarthmore
W 3–0[4][5][6]
October 7at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 45–7[7]
October 142:30 p.m.at Scranton
W 21–71,000[8][9][10]
October 212:00 p.m.Army JVL 2–12[11][12][13]
November 42:30 p.m.at Muhlenberg
L 7–14[14][15]
November 108:45 p.m.at VillanovaW 25–65,000[16][17]
November 25at PrincetonW 31–6[18][19]

References edit

  1. ^ "The 'Hellcats' Of Atlantic City Naval Air Station". Atlantic City Press. Atlantic City, New Jersey. October 22, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ 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  .
  3. ^ 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  .
  4. ^ "Swarthmore Plays Atlantic City Airmen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 23, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Air Base Tops Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 24, 1944. p. 1S. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Naval Unit Beats Swarthmore (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 24, 1944. p. 3S. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Veteri Stars In Rout of Ursinus, 45-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1944. p. 3S. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Crippled Cats Confident of Sending Corsairs Into Tail-Spin at Stadium". The Scranton Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ Feldman, Chic (October 15, 1944). "Corsairs Overtake Cat 21-7". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pennsylvania. p. 27. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ Feldman, Chic (October 15, 1944). "Fumbles Costly to Scranton (continued)". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pennsylvania. p. 29. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Naval Airmen, Army Jayvees Play In Pleasantville Today". Atlantic City Press. Atlantic City, New Jersey. October 21, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "West Pointers End Streak Of Naval Air Station, 12-2". Atlantic City Press. Atlantic City, New Jersey. October 22, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "West Pointers (continued)". Atlantic City Press. Atlantic City, New Jersey. October 22, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "'Mules' Close Home Season Today In Facing Atlantic City Cadets". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "'Mules' Kick Naval Cadets, 14-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 5, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ "Atlantic City N. A. S. Villanova Foe Here". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ McNulty, Joe (November 11, 1944). "Atlantic City N. T. S. Jars Villanova, 25-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  18. ^ "A. C. Naval Airmen Meet Princeton Eleven Today". Atlantic City Press. Atlantic City, New Jersey. November 25, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  19. ^ "Atlantic City NAS Crushes Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 26, 1944. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.