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1944 Third Air Force Gremlins football team

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American college football season

1944Third Air Force Gremlins football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	J. Quinn Decker (1st season)
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. 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 fromAP Poll

The1944 Third Air Force Gremlins football team represented theThird Air Force during the1944 college football season. The team compiled a 8–3 record. The Third Air Force was part of theUnited States Army Air Forces and was based in 1944 atMorris Field inCharlotte, North Carolina.

The team played a 10-game schedule against other military service teams and defeated theSecond Air Force team that was ranked No. 20 in thefinal 1944 AP poll. Its three losses were against teams ranked in the top 20 in the final poll:Randolph Field (No. 3);Great Lakes (No. 17); andFort Pierce (No. 18).

J. Quinn Decker, who coached atCentre College before the war, was the team's head coach.^[1] The team's key players included backsCharley Trippi (left halfback),Ernie Bonelli (right halfback),Bob Kennedy (fullback), andFrank Gnup (quarterback), and linemenArt Brandau (center),Walt Barnes, andJack Karwales.^[2] Trippi was named as a first-team player on theAssociated Press'1944 Service All-America team.^[3]

In the finalLitkenhous Ratings, Third Air Force ranked 27th among the nation's college and service teams and sixth out of 63United States Army teams with a rating of 99.4.^[4]^[5]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Charleston Coast Guard		Charlotte, NC	W 31–0	12,000	^[6]
October 1		atChatham Field		Savannah, GA	W 45–0	9,000	^[7]^[8]
October 7	3:30 p.m.	vs.Third Infantry		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 22–0	12,000	^[9]^[10]^[11]
October 15		atGeorgia Pre-Flight		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 19–7		^[12]^[13]
October 22		Cherry Point Marines		Charlotte, NC	W 29–7		^[14]
October 28		at No. 3Randolph Field	No. 19	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 0–19	22,000	^[15]
November 5	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Pre-Flight		American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 34–12		^[16]^[17]^[18]
November 11		at No. 14Great Lakes Navy		Ross Field Great Lakes, IL	L 10–12	25,000	^[19]
November 19		vs.Maxwell Field		Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 41–7	12,000	^[20]
December 3		vs.Fort Pierce		Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 6–7	11,000	^[21]
December 10		vs. No. 20Second Air Force		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 14–7	8,000	^[22]
Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	19т	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

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^"Quinn Decker Building Grid Titan".The Nashville Tennessean. July 20, 1944. p. 16 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Here Are Two Powerful Grid Arrays Which Meet Here Sunday Afternoon".The Tampa Daily Times. November 18, 1944. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Navy Places Four on AP Service All-America; Trippi in Backfield".The St. Petersburgh Times. December 12, 1944. p. 10 – viaNewspapers.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. RetrievedApril 9, 2023 – viaNewspapers.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. RetrievedApril 15, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Trippi Leads 3rd Air Force To 31-0 Win".September 24, 1944. p. 17 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Gremlins To Face Chatham Eleven Today".Tampa Sunday Tribune.Tampa, Florida. October 1, 1944. p. 2, part 2. RetrievedApril 21, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Campbell, Walt (October 2, 1944)."Morris Field Wins 45 to 0".The Columbus Enquirer.Columbus, Georgia.Associated Press. p. 5. RetrievedApril 21, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Gremlins, Ft. Benning Grid Powerhouses Meet at Stadium Today".The State.Columbia, South Carolina. October 7, 1944. p. 3. RetrievedApril 13, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Third Air Force Gremlins Down Ft. Benning Cockades 22-0".The State.Columbia, South Carolina. October 8, 1944. p. 11B. RetrievedApril 13, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Gremlins Trample Benning Powerhouse Eleven By 22-0".Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 8, 1944. p. 19 – viaNewspapers.com.
^William, F. M. (October 16, 1944)."Trippi Stars as Gremlins Beat Georgia Navy, 19-7".The Atlanta Constitution.Atlanta, Georgia. p. 7. RetrievedApril 9, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"3rd Air Force Gridders Top Georgia Navy".The Troy Record. October 16, 1944. p. 12 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Gremlins Trample On Cherry Point".The Ashville Citizen. October 23, 1944. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Randolph Field Turns Back Gremlins, 19-0".Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1944. p. 20 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Allen, Eddie (November 5, 1944)."Gremlins Tackle 'Crackers Today".The Charlotte Observer.Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 9, section 2. RetrievedApril 9, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Allen, Eddie (November 5, 1944)."More On Gremlins (continued)".The Charlotte Observer.Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 11, section 2. RetrievedApril 9, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Gremlins Trounce Georgia Pre-Flight".The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1944. p. 13 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Sailors Tally Twice in 4th, Win, 12-10".The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1944. p. S3 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Gremlins Crush Marauders Gridders by 41-7 Score".Tampa Morning Tribune. November 20, 1944. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Daley Races 61 as Amphibs Win".The Des Moines Register. December 4, 1944. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Gremlins Bump Superbombers to Tune of 14-7".Los Angeles Times. December 11, 1944. p. II-8 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Daye, John (2014).Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football.Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 178–179.ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.

v t e World War II military service football teams
Bowl games	1943 Sun Bowl 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
All-Service	1943 All-Service football team 1944 All-Service football team
1942	Army Navy Great Lakes Navy (AP Service [APS] No. 1) Iowa Pre-Flight (APS No. 2) Georgia Pre-Flight (APS No. 3) North Carolina Pre-Flight (APS No. 4) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (APS No. 5) Jacksonville NAS (APS No. 6) Camp Grant (APS No. 7) Pensacola NAS (APS No. 8) Manhattan Beach Coast Guard (APS No. 9) Corpus Christi NAS (APS No. 10) Second Air Force (APS No. 11) Fort Knox (APS No. 12) Lakehurst NAS (APS No. 13) Fort Monmouth (APS No. 14) Fort Riley (APS No. 15) Camp Davis (APS No. 16) March Field (APS No. 17) Fort Totten (APS T-No. 18) Spence Field (APS T-No. 18) Daniel Field (APS T-No. 20) Fort Douglas (APS T-No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Albuquerque AAB Santa Ana AAB Will Rogers AB
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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