1944 Selman Field Cyclones football team

The 1944 Selman Field Cyclones football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Selman Army Airfield near Monroe, Louisiana during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Clyde Funderburk, the Cyclones compiled a record of 4–2–2. Lieutenant Edward Schumacher was an assistant coach for the team.[1]

1944 Selman Field Cyclones football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–2
Head coach
  • Clyde Funderburk (1st season)
Home stadiumBrown 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, Keesler Field ranked 118th among the nation's college and service teams and 21st out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 67.7.[2][3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 232:15 p.m.Arkansas A&M
L 0–206,000[4][5][6]
September 30at Louisiana Tech
W 13–6[7]
October 7at Louisiana NormalRuston, LAW 20–7[8]
October 148:15 p.m.Keesler Field
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
T 19–196,000[9][10][11]
October 21Galveston AAF
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
T 0–0[12][13][14]
November 52:30 p.m.at Keesler FieldBiloxi, MSL 0–2010,000[15][16]
November 11Algiers NS
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 13–6[17][18]
November 188:15 p.m.Louisiana Normal
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
cancelled [19][20]
November 25at Galveston AAFGalveston, TXW 20–14[21]

References
  1. "Watch the Cyclones". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 17, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 13, 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. "Soutwestern-Lagarde Game Open College Card". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 22, 1944. p. A9. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Selman Cyclones Trounced By Arkansas A. And M., 20-0". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. September 24, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Selman Cyclones (continued)". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. September 24, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Cyclones score in last period to defeat Tech". The Times. October 1, 1944. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Selman Rolls Over Normal Eleven For 20-7 Triumph". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 8, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Selman Tackles Keesler Eleven". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. October 10, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Selman Battles Keesler To 19-19 Deadlock Here". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 15, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Selman (continued)". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 15, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Cyclones May Get Surprise". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. October 19, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Surprising Galveston Team Battles Cyclones To 0-0 Tie". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 22, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Galveston (continued)". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 22, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Selman Meets Keesler In Return Battle At Biloxi". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. November 5, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "Selman Cyclones Defeated 20 to 0 By Keesler Field". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. November 6, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. "Selman Lame For Algiers". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. November 10, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. "Selman Comes From Behind To Beat Algiers, 13 To 6". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. November 12, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  19. "Cyclones Play Normal At NJC". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. November 17, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  20. "Rain Causes Selman, Normal Cancellation". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. November 19, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  21. "Selman Wins At Galveston". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. November 26, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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