1944 Maxwell Field Marauders football team

The 1944 Maxwell Field Marauders football team represented Maxwell Field during the 1944 college football season. Under head coach Jesse Yarborough, the Marauders compiled a 5–5 record.

1944 Maxwell Field Marauders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
  • Jesse Yarborough
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
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, Third Air Force ranked 79th among the nation's college and service teams and 12th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 77.6.[1][2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12:30 p.m.Third Infantry
L 0–2615,000[3][4]
October 8Kinston MCAA
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 62–06,000[5]
October 22Chatham Field
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 40–0[6]
October 29No. 13 Bainbridge
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 7–15[7]
November 52:30 p.m.Fourth Infantry
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 25–78,000[8][9][10]
November 11at No. 3 Randolph Field
L 0–2515,911[11]
November 19at Third Air Force
L 7–4112,000[12]
November 227:00 p.m.at Fourth Infantry
W 26–712,000[13][14][15]
November 257:15 p.m.at Miami NTC
W 13–0[16][17]
December 3at No. 5 Bainbridge
L 3–13[18]

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. "Maxwell Marauders Meet Third Infantry Here Today". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 1, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Ft. Benning takes opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Marauders display vaunted power in overwhelming Kinston Marines". Pensacola News Journal. October 9, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maxwell Field downs Chatham". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maxwell bows to Bainbridge: Commodores barely manage to edge Soldiers, 15–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Maxwell And Fourth Infantry Collide Here Today". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 5, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Adams, Sam (November 6, 1944). "Mauraders Use Straight Football To Triumph, 25 To 7". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Maxwell Field beats Ft. Benning combine". The Chattanooga Times. November 6, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Randolph defeats Maxwell 25 to 0". Valley Evening Monitor. November 12, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Gremlins crush Marauders gridders by 41–7 score". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 20, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Cronin, John T. (November 22, 1944). "Raiders To Meet Marauders at Benning Tonight". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 15. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. Cronin, John T. (November 22, 1944). "Kemp— (continued)". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. Cronin, John T. (November 23, 1944). "Mauraduers Slaughter Raiders, 26-7". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "Maxwell Faces NTC In Stadium". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. November 25, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. "Marauders vanquish NTC, 13–0". The Miami Herald. November 26, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Bainbridge triumphs, 13–3: Unbeaten sailors top Maxwell Field For 17th victory". The Baltimore Sun. December 4, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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