1944 Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Blockbusters football
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1944 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

The 1944 Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Blockbusters football team represented Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a record 6–1. Lieutenant Howard Kissell was the team's head coach until mid-October when he was reassigned overseas and replaced by Lieutenant Commander Len Watters.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bunker Hill NAS ranked 36th among the nation's college and service teams and sixth out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 95.0.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Western Michigan
W 33–7[3]
October 7Ottumwa NAS
W 14–13[4]
October 15at Camp EllisCamp Ellis, ILW 34–0[5]
October 21Bowling Green
  • Naval Air Station Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill, IN
W 27–7[6]
October 292:00 p.m.at Ottumwa NAS
W 13–08,500[7][8][9][10]
November 4Camp Ellis
  • Naval Air Station Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill, IN
W 33–0[11]
November 11at No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight
L 7–334,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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 icon.
  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 icon.
  3. ^ "Passes Down Western Michigan, 33-7". Detroit Free Press. September 24, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bunker Hill Eleven Beats Iowans, 14-13". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 8, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bunker Hill Raps Camp Ellis, 34-0". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1944. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bunker Hill Fliers Win Fourth in Row". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 22, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bunker Hill Seeks No. 3 Over Skyers". The Des Moines Register. October 29, 1944. p. L5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Barron, Abe (October 30, 1944). "Skyers' Drives Fizzle, 13 to 0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Barron, Abe (October 30, 1944). "Skyers--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Bunker Hill Tars Trip Skyers, 13-0, In Sunday Contest". The Daily Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. October 30, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Bunker Hill Drops Camp Ellis, 32-0". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Sentinel. November 5, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Seahawks Swoop, 33 to 7". The Des Moines Sunday Register. November 12, 1944. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
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