| 1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football | |
|---|---|
Treasury Bond Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Randolph Field | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 10–4–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Penrose Stadium |
The 1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football team represented the Second Air Force during the 1944 college football season. The team, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, compiled a 10–4–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 513 to 76, and was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll.[1]
The team played many of the other leading service teams, losing to Randolph Field (No. 3 in the final AP Poll), Iowa Pre-Flight (No. 6), and Norman NAS (No. 14), and a Third Air Force team led by Charley Trippi. The Superbombers also played to a tie against March Field (No. 10).
Major William B. "Red" Reese, who coached football and basketball at Eastern Washington College before the war, was the team's head coach. Notable players on the 1944 Second Air Force squad included Glenn Dobbs, Bill Sewell, Don Fambrough, Nick Susoeff, Ray Evans, John Harrington, Johnny Strzykalski, and Visco Grgich.[2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Second Air Force ranked sixth among the nation's college and service teams and second out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 117.9.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | vs. Peru Teachers Navy V-12 |
| W 38–0 | 10,000 | [5] | ||||
| September 8 | Colorado College | W 24–0 | 10,000 | [2] | |||||
| September 17 | at Idaho Southern Branch | W 45–0 | [6] | ||||||
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Whitman | W 78–0 | 7,000 | [7][8][9] | ||||
| September 30 | at Colorado | W 33–6 | [10] | ||||||
| October 7 | vs. Iowa Pre-Flight | L 6–12 | 29,500 | [11] | |||||
| October 14 | vs. New Mexico | No. 15 | W 89–6 | 10,000 | [12] | ||||
| October 21 | vs. North Texas Agricultural | No. 19 |
| W 68–0 | 8,000 | [13] | |||
| October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at Norman NAS | No. 15 | L 6–13 | [14][15][16] | ||||
| November 5 | Amarillo AAF |
| W 46–6 | 6,000 | [17] | ||||
| November 12 | vs. Fort Warren | Denver, CO | W 20–0 | [18] | |||||
| November 18 | vs. Washington | W 47–6 | 6,592 | [19] | |||||
| November 26 | No. 9 March Field | No. 19 | Denver, CO | T 0–0 | 12,000 | [20] | |||
| December 10 | vs. Third Air Force | No. 20 | L 7–14 | 8,000 | [21] | ||||
| December 16 | vs. No. 3 Randolph Field | No. 20 |
| L 6–13 | 8,356 | [22] | |||
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 15т | 19 (0.25) | 15 | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | 20 |
References
- ↑ "1944 Second Air Force Superbombers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- 1 2 "Second Grid Victory In Bombers' Bag: Dobbs Dazzles In Servicemen's Triumph". The Lincoln Star. September 9, 1944. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 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
. - ↑ 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 .
- ↑ "Superbombers Trounce Peru". The Sunday Argus-Leader. September 3, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Superbombers Score 45-0 Win Over Idaho". Eugene Register-Guard. September 18, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Service Teams Clash in Boise Today". The Idaho Daily Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 23, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Second Air Force Superbombers Romp Over Whitman's Missionaries". The Idaho Sunday Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 24, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "2nd AAF Swamps Whitman, 78-0". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 24, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dobbs passed 2nd air force to 33-6 win". Sunday Journal and Star (NE). October 1, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ George Mills (October 8, 1944). "Pre-Flights Stop Dobbs, Win, 12 to 6". The Des Moines Register. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Superbombers Roll up 89-6 Win Over Lobos". Clovis News-Journal. October 15, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2nd Air Force Coasts, 68 to 0". The Des Moines Register. October 22, 1944. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Zoomers and Army Superbombers Meet This Afternoon". The Norman Transcript. Norman, Oklahoma. October 29, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Norman Naval Zoomers Defeat Superbombers by 13-6 Count". Salt Lake Telegram. October 30, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Norman Navy Spills Dobbs' Mates, 13 to 6". The Des Moines Register. October 30, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Superbombers Smother Sky Giants, 46-6". Amarillo Daily News. November 6, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Superbomber 20, Fort Warren 0". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 13, 1933. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Airforce Gridders Rout Huskies". Montana Standard. November 19, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "March Field, Second Air Force Fight to Bruising 0-0 Deadlock". The San Bernardino County Sun. November 27, 1944. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gremlins Bump Superbombers to Tune of 14-7". Los Angeles Times. December 11, 1944. p. II-8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ramblers Nip Bombers, 13-6". Los Angeles Times. December 17, 1944. p. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
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