1944 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football team information
American college football season
1944Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football
Conference
Independent
Record
5–3
Head coach
Dan Salkeld (1st season)
Home stadium
Butler Field
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 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Amarillo Army Air Field (Amarillo AAF) near Amarillo, Texas during the 1944 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Salkeld, the Sky Giants compiled a record of 5–3.[1] Steve Sebo was the team's backfield coach. Amarillo AAF's roster included Al Coppage and Bob Jauron.[2][3]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Amarillo AAF ranked 37th among the nation's college and service teams and seventh out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 94.3.[4][5]
^"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 .
^"Bulky Amarillo Sky Giants Plot Crushing Ground Offensive Against Lobos Saturday". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Sky Giants Get New Halfback". The Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. November 13, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 8, 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 .
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