1944 Blackland Army Air Field Eagles football team

The 1944 Blackland Army Air Field Eagles football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Blackland Army Air Field (Blackland AAF or BAAF), located near Waco, Texas, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Edward C. Wilds, the Eagles compiled a record of 7–1–1.[1][2]

1944 Blackland Army Air Field Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
  • Edward C. Wilds
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium, Waco High School stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
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, Blackland AAF ranked 104th among the nation's college and service teams and 17th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 70.1.[3][4]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23John TarletonWaco, TXW 24–0[5][6]
September 30at Bryan AAFBryan, TXW 27–0[7]
October 78:00 p.m.at Bergstrom FieldL 12–194,000[8][9]
October 14Ellington FieldWaco, TXW 19–0[10][11]
October 28Bryan AAFW 41–0[12]
November 3at Ellington FieldHouston, TXT 0–0[13]
November 118:00 p.m.Bergstrom Field
W 7–0[14][15]
November 188:00 p.m.at Eagle Mountain Marines
W 24–0[16][17]
November 247:30 p.m.at John TarletonWaco, TXW 27–0[18]

References edit

  1. ^ "Blackland Sends Out First Call for Gridsters". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. August 13, 1944. p. 30. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "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  .
  3. ^ 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  .
  4. ^ 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  .
  5. ^ "Blackland To Entertain Tarleton Plowboys". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 23, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Blackland Winner Over Tarleton". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. United Press. September 24, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Blackland Whips Bryan Field, 27-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 1, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Bergstrom Grapples Eagles Tonight". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 7, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ Williams, Morris (October 8, 1944). "Bergstrom Cops Tilt". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 12. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Blackland Grid Proceeds To Go to War Chest". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 12, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Football Scores". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Blackland Army Wins". The Nashvllle Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. International News Service. October 29, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Play Scoreless Ties". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. November 4, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Bergstrom Off To Play Eagles". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 11, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "Bergstrom Is Loser to BAAF". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 12, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ "Marines Meet Blackland". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. November 17, 1944. p. 24. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ "Football Scores". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 19, 1944. p. 22. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  18. ^ "GI Leaves Hospital To Help Mates Win". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. Associated Press. November 25, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .