| 1944Keesler Field Fliers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–1–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Don Gray |
Seasons | |
The1944 Keesler Field Fliers football team, also called the "Commandos", represented theUnited States Army Air Forces'sKeesler Field during the1944 college football season. Led by second-year head coachBerl Huffman, the Fliers compiled a record of 8–1–2. The team's roster includedFrank Huffman,Herm Rohrig,Jimmy Strausbaugh, andTony Tonelli.[1]
In the finalLitkenhous Ratings, Keesler Field ranked 67th among the nation's college and service teams and tenth out of 63United States Army teams with a rating of 82.1.[2][3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Algiers NS | Biloxi, MS | W 41–0 | 10,000 | [4][5] |
| September 30 | 8:30 p.m. | atSouthwestern Louisiana | W 13–0 | [6][7] | ||
| October 8 | 142nd Mississippi Ordnance Battalion | Biloxi, MS | W 62–0 | 6,000 | [8][9] | |
| October 14 | 8:15 p.m. | atSelman Field | T 19–19 | 6,000 | [10][11][12] | |
| October 22 | Gulfport AAF | Biloxi, MS | W 20–0 | [13] | ||
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | atFourth Infantry |
| T 7–7 | 22,000 | [14][15] |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Selman Field | Biloxi, MS | W 20–0 | 10,000 | [16][17] |
| November 12 | at Gulfport AAF | W 39–0 | 6,000 | [18] | ||
| November 19 | at Algiers NS | New Orleans, LA | W 33–0 | [19] | ||
| November 27 | 2:15 p.m. | Third Infantry | Biloxi, MS | W 19–0 | 12,000 | [20][21] |
| December 10 | at No. 18Fort Pierce | Fort Pierce, FL | L 7–34 | [22] | ||
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