1944 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders football team

1944 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–2
Head coach	Jim Thomas (1st season)
Home stadium	School Park
Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 military service football records
v t e	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 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders football team, also called the "Bombers", "Flyers", and "Hurricanes", represented the United States Army Air Force's Galveston Army Air Field (Galveston AAF), located near Galveston, Texas, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Jim Thomas, the Islanders compiled a record of 5–3–2.^[1] The team's roster included Vince DiFrancesca. Thomas had played college football at Birmingham–Southern College and coached high school football in Georgiana, Alabama.^[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Hondo AAF ranked 140th among the nation's college and service teams and 24th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 59.8.^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Southwestern (TX)	Galveston, TX	L 6–32		^[5]
September 23	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–57	12,000	^[6]^[7]
September 30	Ellington Field	Galveston, TX	T 0–0		^[8]
October 8	Keesler Field	Biloxi, MS	cancelled		^[9]
October 14	Bryan AAF	Galveston, TX	W 19–0		^[10]^[11]
October 21	at Selman Field	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	T 0–0		^[12]^[13]^[14]
October 28	John Tarleton	School Park Galveston, TX	W 40–0	2,000	^[15]^[16]
November 6	Texas A&M reserves	Galveston, TX	W 14–2		^[17]
November 11	Hondo AAF	Galveston, TX	W 19–14		^[18]
November 18	Lake Charles AAF	Galveston, TX	W 20–0		^[19]
November 25	Selman Field	Galveston, TX	L 14–29		^[20]

References

^ "Service Football In Texas Ends With Ramblers In First Place". The Big Spring Daily Herald. Big Spring, Texas. December 5, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cpl. Jim Thomas As Army Football Coach". The Chambers County News. Lanett, Alabama. August 10, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Southwestern Triumphs, 32-6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 18, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rice, Gavelston Airmen Tangle Tonight". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 22, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rice Wallops Fliers by 57-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Galveston Ties Ellington, 0-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 1, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Flora Ordnance to Oppose Keesler in Biloxi Tomorrow". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 7, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Nothing Like Hope". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 14, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "College Results". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 15, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cyclones May Get Surprise". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. October 19, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "Galveston (continued)". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. October 22, 1944. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Galveston AAF Downs John Tarleton, 40-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 29, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Galveston Hurricanes Beat Tarleton, 40-0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. October 29, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Aggie Reserves Beaten". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. November 7, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Galveston Upsets Hondo Field". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. Associated Press. November 12, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Galveston AAF Beats Lake Charles". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. United Press. November 19, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Selman Wins At Galveston". Monroe Morning World. Monroe, Louisiana. November 26, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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1943	Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 2) Navy (AP No. 4) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 6) Del Monte Pre-Flight (AP No. 8) March Field (AP No. 10) Army (AP No. 11) Bainbridge (AP No. 17) 124th Infantry 176th Infantry 300th Infantry Alameda Coast Guard Atlantic City NAS Blackland AAF Bowman Field Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Davis Camp Edwards Camp Grant Camp Gordon Camp Kilmer Camp Lee Camp Lejeune Charleston Coast Guard Cherry Point Marines Curtis Bay Coast Guard Daniel Field Fort Douglas Fort Knox Fort Monroe Fort Riley Fort Sheridan Fort Warren Georgia Pre-Flight Greensboro Greenville AAB Jacksonville NATTC Kearns Field Keesler Field Kirtland Field Lakehurst NAS Logan Navy Lowry Field Lubbock AAF Memphis NATTC Norfolk Fleet Marines Norman NAS North Carolina Pre-Flight Ottumwa NAS Patterson Field Pocatello AAB Randolph Field Richmond AAB St. Mary's Pre-Flight Salt Lake AAB Sampson NTS San Diego NTS South Plains AAF Spokane Air Service Ward Island Marines Wright Field
1944	Army (AP No. 1) Randolph Field (AP No. 3) Navy (AP No. 4) Bainbridge (AP No. 5) Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 6) March Field (AP No. 10) Norman NAS (AP No. 13) El Toro Marines (AP No. 16) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 17) Fort Pierce (AP No. 18) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (AP No. 19) Second Air Force (AP No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Amarillo AAF Atlantic City NAS Bergstrom Field Blackland AAF Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Beale Camp Ellis Camp Lee Camp Peary Chatham Field Cherry Point Marines Coronado Amphibious Daniel Field Ellington Field Fairfield-Suisun AAB Fleet City Fort Monroe Fort Warren Fourth Infantry Galveston AAF Georgia Pre-Flight Hondo AAF Jacksonville NAS Keesler Field Klamath Falls Marine Barracks Lincoln AAF Lubbock AAF Maxwell Field Miami NTC Minter Field North Carolina Pre-Flight Olathe NAS Ottumwa NAS Richmond AAB Sampton NTS San Diego NTS San Francisco Coast Guard Selman Field South Plains AAF Third Air Force Third Infantry Tonopah AAF
1945	Army (AP No. 1) Navy (AP No. 3) Air Transport Command Amarillo AAF AAF Training Command Albany Navy Atlantic City NAS Bainbridge Barksdale Field Bergstrom Field Camp Beale Camp Blanding Camp Detrick Camp Lee Camp Peary Cherry Point Marines Dalhart AAF Corpus Christi NAS Eastern Flying Training Command El Toro Marines Ellington Field Farragut NTS First Air Force Fleet City Fort Benning Fort McClellan Fort Monroe Fort Pierce Fort Riley Fort Warren Fourth Air Force Great Bend AAF Great Lakes Navy Gulfport AAF Homestead AAB Hondo AAF Hutchinson NAS Jacksonville NAS Kearney AAF Keesler Field Lake Charles AAF Little Creek Luke Field Miami NAS Miami NTC Minter Field North Camp Hood Oceana NAS Olathe NAS Pensacola NAS Personnel Distribution Command Saint Mary's Pre-Flight San Diego NTS Santa Barbara Marines Second Air Force Selman Field South Camp Hood Stockton AAF Third Air Force Williams Field

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