1944 Minter Field Fliers football team

The 1944 Minter Field Fliers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Minter Field, located near Bakersfield, California, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Jim Dildy, the Fliers compiled a record 3–3.

1944 Minter Field Fliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3
Head coach
  • Jim Dildy (1st season)
Home stadiumMinter Athletic Field, Griffith 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, Minter Field ranked 114th among the nation's college and service teams and 19th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 68.0.[1][2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2110:00 a.m.Fresno State
W 20–0[3][4][5]
November 410:00 a.m.Coronado Amphibious
  • Minter Athletic Field
  • Bakersfield, CA
L 0–7[6][7]
November 11at Fresno State
W 13–0300[8]
November 17at Coronado AmphibiousCoronado, CAL 18–25[9]
November 237:30 p.m.Gardner Field
  • Griffith Field
  • Bakersfield, CA
W 13–74,800[10][11]
December 1at Gardner Field
L 18–04,000–5,000[12][13][14]

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. "Bulldogs' Minter Field Foes Boast ExCollege Stars". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 19, 1944. p. 4B. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Minter Eleven Wins 20-0 Over FSC Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 22, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Minter Field Fliers Down Fresno State College 20-0". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 23, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Fliers To Clash With Coronado Amphibious On Minter Gridiron". The Bakersfield Californian. November 3, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Coronado Nips Minter Field by 7-0 Score". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. 10, part II. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Minter Field Wins, 13-0, Over Stubborn Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 12, 1944. p. 4-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. "Amphibs Defeat Minter Field". San Pedro News-Pilot. November 18, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Fliers To Clash In War Bond Tilt". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 23, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Minter Fliers Down Gardner Field Rivals In Bold Tilt, 13-7". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 24, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Minter Fliers Travel To Meet Gardener Eleven At Taft". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 30, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Minter Falls To Gardner By 18-0". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. December 2, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Gardner Field Defeats Minter In War Bond Grid Game". Tulare Advance-Register. Tulare, California. Associated Press. December 2, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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