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1944 Bryan Army Air Field Ducks football team

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1944 Bryan Army Air Field Ducks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
  • Roy C. Johnson (1st season)
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

The 1944 Bryan Army Air Field Ducks football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Bryan Army Air Field (Bryan AAF), located near Bryan, Texas, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Roy C. Johnson, the Ducks compiled a record of 1–7 and were outscored by their opponents 152 to 12.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bryan AAF ranked 225th among the nation's college and service teams and 44th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 40.2.[2][3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23at Texas A&ML 0–39[4]
September 30Blackland AAFBryan, TXL 0–27[5]
October 7vs. Ellington FieldBeaumont, TXL 0–6[6][7]
October 14at Galveston AAFGalveston, TXL 0–19[8][9]
October 218:00 p.m.at Eagle Mountain Marines
W 6–0[10][11]
October 28at Blackland AAFL 0–41[12]
November 11Ellington FieldBryan, TXL 0–7[13][14]
November 17at Hondo AAFHondo, TXL 6–13[15]

References

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  1. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Aggies Breeze to 39-0 Win Over Bryan Army Air Field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Ellington Vs. Bryan". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. Associated Press. October 6, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "College Results". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 8, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Nothing Like Hope". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 14, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Bryan Squeeze Past Marines, 6-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 22, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Marines To Show Grid Tactics Here Tonight". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. October 21, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "College Results". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 15, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Blackland Army Wins". The Nashvllle Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. International News Service. October 29, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Weekend Football Schedule". The Binghamton Press. Binghamton, New York. November 10, 1944. p. 29. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Saturday's Football Results". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 12, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Hondo Navigators Win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. November 18, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.