1944 Camp Beale Bears football team

The 1943 Camp Beale Bears football team represented the United States Army's Camp Beale near Marysville, California during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach George F. Haigh Jr., the Bears compiled a record of 5–4.

1944 Camp Beale Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
  • George F. Haigh Jr.
Home stadiumKnight 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, Camp Beale ranked 161st among the nation's college and service teams and 32nd out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 55.1.[1][2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 128:00 p.m.at McClellan Field
L 6–203,000[3][4][5]
October 1412:00 p.m.at California Ramblers (JV)
L 14–25[6][7]
October 20at Klamath Falls Marine Barracks
L 0–8[8]
October 28San Francisco Coast Guard
L 6–25[9][10]
November 4McClellan FieldMarysville, CAW 32–0[11]
November 118:00 p.m.California Ramblers (JV)
  • Knight Field
  • Marysville, CA
W 19–0[12][13][14]
November 188:00 p.m.Fairfield-Suisun AAB
  • Knight Field
  • Marysville, CA
W 12–0[15][16]
November 25Seabee StevedoresMarysville, CAW 39–6[17]
December 18:00 p.m.at Pacific (CA)
W 6–2[18][19]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Beale Bears Play Today; Indians, Honkers Open Season on Friday Night". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. October 12, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Service Teams Clash In Night Contest at Auburn Fairgrounds". Auburn Journal. Auburn, California. October 12, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "McClellan Field's All Negro Team Conquers Beale". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 13, 1944. p. 20. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Ramblers vs. Camp Beale". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 13, 1944. p. 24. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Ramblers Down Soldiers, 25-14". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. October 15, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Marines Win 8-0: Leatherneck Eleven Downs Camp Beale Bears to Take Second Victory of Season". Herald and News. October 21, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Side-Line Slants". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. October 28, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Beale Defeated By Coast Guard". Appeal-Democrat. October 30, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Camp Beale Beats McClellan Field, 32-0". The Chico Record. Chico, California. November 5, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Beale Grid Team Plays U. C. Ramblers Sat". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. November 10, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Camp Beale Plays Ramblers Tonight". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. November 11, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Campe Beale Defeats UC Ramblers 19-0". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 13, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Skymasters in Form for Big Local Battle". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. November 18, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "Beale Bears Take Narrow 12 to 0 Win Over Suisun Fliers in Saturday Night Game". Appeal-Democrat. November 20, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Camp Beale Wins". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. Associated Press. November 26, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. Peri, John (December 1, 1944). "Beale Choice Over Pacific". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  19. Peri, John (December 2, 1944). "Beale Bears Take Tigers". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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