1944 Lubbock Army Air Field Fliers football team

The 1944 Lubbock Army Air Field Fliers football team, sometimes called the "Flyers", represented the United States Army Air Forces's Lubbock Army Air Field (Lubbock AAF or LAAF), located near Lubbock, Texas, during the 1944 college football season. Led by coaches G. B. Morris and Albert Wirz, the Fliers compiled a record of 5–4.[1]

1944 Lubbock Army Air Field Fliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
  • G. B. Morris & Albert Wirz (2nd season)
Home stadiumTech 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, Lubbock AAF ranked 84th among the nation's college and service teams and 13th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 76.1.[2][3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 238:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
W 27–13[4][5]
September 308:15 p.m.Amarillo AAF
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–19[6][7]
October 78:00 p.m.at Amarillo AAF
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–31[8][9]
October 14Beaumont General Hospital
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 19–5[10][11]
October 222:30 p.m.vs. South Plains AAF
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX (Khaki Classic)
W 46–144,000[12][13]
October 288:00 p.m.Fort Bliss
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–0[14][15]
November 38:00 p.m.at West Texas State
L 12–14[16][17]
November 11No. 15 Norman NAS
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–423,000[18]
November 18at John TarletonStephenville, TXW 67–0[19]

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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. 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.
  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.
  4. "Tech, LAAF Ready For Opening Tilt". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 23, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "LAAF Shows Power In 27-13 Victory". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. September 24, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Amarillo AAF Bests LAAF". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 8, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Flyers Prepare For Saturday Grid Tilt". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 13, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "LAAF Chalks Up 19-6 Win Over Medics". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 15, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "LAAF And SPAAF To Tangle Today". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 22, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Lubbock AAF Slaps South Plains Fliers, 46-14". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 23, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "LAAF's Fliers, Fort Bliss To Tangle At Tech Tonight". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 28, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "LAAF Rolls Over Fort Bliss, 13 To 0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. October 29, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "Buffaloes Will Play Lubbock Army Air Field Friday Night At Stadium". Canyon News. Canyon, Texas. November 2, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. "West Texas State Teachers Upset LAAF For 14-12 Win". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. November 4, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. Sgt. Tom Miller (November 12, 1944). "Norman Zoomers Drop LAAF, 42-0: Len Eshmont Leads Power-Laden Zoomers To Easy Grid Win Over Fighting Fliers". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "LAAF Cops 67-0 Win Over John Tarleton". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. November 19, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  20. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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