1944 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football team

The 1944 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Amarillo Army Air Field (Amarillo AAF) near Amarillo, Texas during the 1944 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Salkeld, the Sky Giants compiled a record of 5–3.[1] Steve Sebo was the team's backfield coach. Amarillo AAF's roster included Al Coppage and Bob Jauron.[2][3]

1944 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
  • Dan Salkeld (1st season)
Home stadiumButler Field
1944 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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, Amarillo AAF ranked 37th among the nation's college and service teams and seventh out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 94.3.[4][5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 169:00 p.m.at New Mexico
W 21–26,000[6][7]
September 24at South Plains AAF
cancelled [8]
September 308:15 p.m.at Lubbock AAF
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 19–0[9][10]
October 78:00 p.m.Lubbock AAF
W 31–0[11][12]
October 148:00 p.m.at West Texas StateCanyon, TXW 38–7[13][14]
October 218:00 p.m.Norman NAS
L 13–19[15][16]
October 288:00 p.m.South Plains AAF
W 53–13[17][18]
November 5at Second Air Force
L 6–466,000[19]
November 26at No. 4 Randolph Field
L 0–3311,000[20]

References
  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.
  2. "Bulky Amarillo Sky Giants Plot Crushing Ground Offensive Against Lobos Saturday". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Sky Giants Get New Halfback". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. November 13, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Amarillo's Heavyweight Sky Giants Clash With Lobos in Opener Tonight". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 16, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Lobos Drop Opener To Amarillo Sky Giants, 21 to 2". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 17, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "SPAAF Cancels Sunday Tilt With Amarillo Sky Giants". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 22, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "LAAF Plays Host to Amarillo AAF". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 30, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Amarillo Defeats LAAF, 19 to 0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 1, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Sky Giants Take On Fliers Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 7, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Amarillo AAF Bests LAAF". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 8, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "High Ranking Sky Giants Tangle With Buffs Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Sky Giant Defensive Play Needs Polishing". The Amarillo Globe. Amarillo, Texas. October 16, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Tossup Rating Given Sky Giant-Zoomer Tilt Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 21, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "Eshmont Stars for Zoomers". Arizona Republic. October 22, 1944. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Sky Giants Face South Plains Aerial Circus Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 28, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. "Amarillo AAF Cops 53-13 Victory Over Commandoes". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 28, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  19. "Superbombers Smother Sky Giants, 46-6". Amarillo Daily News. November 6, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Ramblers Rumble Over Sky Giants 33-0: Dudley Leads Fliers To Win". The Amarillo Daily News. November 27, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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