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1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football team

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The 1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football team represented the Second Air Force during the 1944 college football season. The team, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, compiled a 10–4–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 513 to 76, and was ranked No. 20 in the final AP poll.[1]

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APNo. 20
Record10–4–1
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1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football
Treasury Bond Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Randolph Field
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Ranking
APNo. 20
Record10–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPenrose Stadium
Seasons
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1944 military service football records
Conf.Overall
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. T–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
Melville PT Boats – 3–0–0
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
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The team played many of the other leading service teams, losing to Randolph Field (No. 3 in the final AP Poll), Iowa Pre-Flight (No. 6), and Norman NAS (No. 14), and a Third Air Force team led by Charley Trippi. The Superbombers also played to a tie against March Field (No. 10).

Major William B. "Red" Reese, who coached football and basketball at Eastern Washington College before the war, was the team's head coach. Notable players on the 1944 Second Air Force squad included Glenn Dobbs, Bill Sewell, Don Fambrough, Nick Susoeff, Ray Evans, John Harrington, Johnny Strzykalski, and Visco Grgich.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Second Air Force ranked sixth among the nation's college and service teams and second out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 117.9.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. Peru Teachers Navy V-12
W 38–010,000[5]
September 8Colorado College
W 24–010,000[2]
September 17at Idaho Southern Branch
W 45–0[6]
September 231:30 p.m.vs. Whitman
W 78–07,000[7][8][9]
September 30at Colorado
W 33–6[10]
October 7vs. Iowa Pre-Flight
L 6–1229,500[11]
October 14vs. New MexicoNo. 15
W 89–610,000[12]
October 21vs. North Texas AggiesNo. 19
W 68–08,000[13]
October 291:30 p.m.at Norman NASNo. 15
L 6–13[14][15][16]
November 5Amarillo AAF
  • Penrose Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 46–66,000[17]
November 12vs. Fort WarrenDenver, COW 20–0[18]
November 18vs. Washington
W 47–66,592[19]
November 26 No. 9 March FieldNo. 19Denver, COT 0–012,000[20]
December 10vs. Third Air ForceNo. 20
L 7–148,000[21]
December 16vs. No. 3 Randolph FieldNo. 20
L 6–138,356[22]
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Rankings

See also: 1944 college football rankings
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— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
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