1944 South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandoes football team

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The 1944 South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandoes football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's South Plains Army Air Field (South Plains AAF or SPAAF), located near Lubbock, Texas, during the 1944 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Cagni, the Winged Commandoes compiled a record of 0–8.[1] Ray Truitt was the team's line coach and also started at guard.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record0–8
Headcoach
  • Ray Cagni (1st season)
HomestadiumTech Field
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1944 South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandoes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–8
Head coach
  • Ray Cagni (1st season)
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
 1943
1945 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1944 military service football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Randolph Field  1100
No. 5 Bainbridge  1000
No. 18 Fort Pierce  900
No. T–13 Norman NAS  600
No. 6 Iowa Pre-Flight  1010
No. 16 El Toro Marines  810
Hondo AAF  710
Bunker Hill NAS  610
Lincoln AAF  610
Blackland AAF  711
Keesler Field  812
No. 17 Great Lakes Navy  921
No. 10 March Field  722
Third Air Force  830
North Carolina Pre-Flight  621
Atlantic City NAS  520
Camp Peary  520
Tonopah AAF  520
Daniel Field  730
No. 20 Second Air Force  1041
San Francisco Coast Guard  421
Ellington Field  632
Amarillo AAF  530
Alameda Coast Guard  422
Coronado Amphibious  211
Olathe NAS  422
Selman Field  422
Galveston AAF  532
Fleet City  641
Jacksonville NAS  430
San Diego NTS  431
Camp Beale  540
Lubbock AAF  540
Fort Warren  541
Fort Monroe  550
Klamath Falls Marines  221
Maxwell Field  550
Minter Field  330
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight  440
Fourth Infantry  342
Georgia Pre-Flight  450
Third Infantry  450
Melville PT Boats  300
Bergstrom Field  340
Ottumwa NAS  340
Camp Lee  350
Cherry Point Marines  360
Chatham Field  281
Sampton NTS  270
Miami NTC  280
Bryan AAF  170
Fairfield-Suisun AAB  170
Richmond AAB  0101
Camp Ellis  050
South Plains AAF  080
Rankings from AP Poll
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, South Plains AAF ranked 165th among the nation's college and service teams and 34th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 54.6.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Amarillo AAFcancelled [5]
September 304:00 p.m.at TCUL 34–04,000[6][7][8][9]
October 6at North Texas AggiesArlington, TXL 0–15[10][11]
October 222:30 p.m.vs. Lubbock AAF
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX (Khaki Classic)
L 14–464,000[12][13]
October 288:00 p.m.at Amarillo AAF
L 13–53[14][15]
November 3at Southwestern (TX)Georgetown, TXL 6–21[16]
November 11Fort Bliss
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 20–49[17]
November 17West Texas State
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 14–19150[18][19]
November 26University of Mexico
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
cancelled [20][21]
December 22:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 6–7[22][23]
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