1944 Hondo Army Air Field Navigators football team

The 1944 Hondo Army Air Field Navigators football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Hondo Army Air Field (Hondo AAF) in Hondo, Texas during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Byron Rhome, the Navigators compiled a record of 7–1.[1][2]

1944 Hondo Army Air Field Navigators football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBarry Stadium
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, Hondo AAF ranked 164th among the nation's college and service teams and 33rd out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 54.8.[3][4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5vs. Rice reservesYoakum, TXW [5]
October ?Texas reservesW
October 19John TarletonHondo, TXW 47–6[6]
October 27at Ellington FieldHouston, TXW 7–0[7][8]
November 28:00 p.m.Bergstrom Field
  • Barry Field
  • Hondo, TX
W 27–04,000[9][10]
November 11at Galveston AAFGalveston, TXL 14–19[11]
November 17Bryan AAFHondo, TXW 13–6[12]
November 30Ellington FieldHondo, TXW 15–73,100[13]

References
  1. "Hondo Coach Searches For Football Pants For 265-Pound Tackle". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 29, 1944. p. 21. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Four Texas Service Teams Unscored On". Pampa News. Pampa, Texas. October 4, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Hondo Navigators Win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 20, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Hondo Field Catches Tough Scrimmage". Wichita Falls Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. Associated Press. October 24, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Hondo Triumphs, 7-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 28, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Bergstrom Plays Hondo Friday". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 2, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Navigators Beat Crippled Bergstrom Team". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 3, 1944. p. 22. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Galveston Upsets Hondo Field". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. Associated Press. November 12, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "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.
  13. "Hondo Navigators Beat Ellington Field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. December 1, 1944. p. 24. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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