1944 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football team

The 1944 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football team represented the Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Jacksonville NAS) during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Don Faurot, the Fliers compiled a record of 4–3. The team's roster included George Faust, Bill Leckonby, and Allie White.[1]

1944 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Fliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMason Field
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, Jacksonville NAS ranked 57th among the nation's college and service teams and 13th out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 85.1.[2][3]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 78:00 p.m.at FloridaL 20–274,500[4][5]
October 14Miami NTC
W 39–135,000[6][7]
October 283:30 p.m.No. 9 North Carolina Pre-Flight
  • Mason Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
L 13–14[8][9]
November 44:00 p.m.Cherry Point Marines
W 33–06,000[10][11]
November 122:00 p.m.at Third Infantry
W 35–1325,000[12][13]
November 18Fourth Infantry
  • Mason Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
W 26–195,000[14]
November 25Fort Pierce
  • Mason Field
  • Jacksonville, FL
L 0–2110,000[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Faurot Glum At Prospects For Opener". Orlando Report-Star. Orlando, Florida. Associated Press. October 5, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 9, 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. ^ Railey, Joe (October 7, 1944). "Gators Meet Jacksonville Navy Tonight". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Gators Grab Hot One In Final Quarter, 27-20". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 8, 1944. p. 2C. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Jax Navy Host To Navaltars". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 14, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Navaltars Go Down, 39-13, To Jax Fliers". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 1C. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Jacksonville Take On N. C. Pre-Flight". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. October 28, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Cloudbusters Squeeze Out 14-13 Win Over Fliers". The Durham Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. October 29, 1944. p. 9, section II. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Jacksonville Navy, Cherry Point To Play". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. November 4, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Powerful Airmen Defeat Marines". The Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Cronin, John T. (November 12, 1944). "Navy Fliers Invade Ft. Benning Today". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 7. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ Cronin, John T. (November 13, 1944). "Navy Torpedoes Third Infantry, 35 o 13". The Columbus Ledger. Columbus, Georgia. p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Jacksonville Navy Downs Infantry 11". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. November 19, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "Fort Pierce Amphibs Beat Jacksonville Navy, 21 to 0". The Tampa Tribune. November 26, 1944. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.