1944 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football team information
American college football season
1944Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football
Conference
Independent
Record
6–1
Head coach
Bob Ingalls (1st season)
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
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 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Lincoln Army Air Field (LAAF or Lincoln AAF), in Lincoln, Nebraska, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Bob Ingalls, the Wings compiled a record of 6–1. Captain Stan Hall was the team's line coach.[1] The Lincoln AAF's roster included Bob Cowan, Dutch Elston, and Russ Reader.[2][3]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Lincoln AAF ranked 17th among the nation's college and service teams and fourth out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 104.4.[4][5]
^"Wing's[sic] line gains impressive record against enemies". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 5, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Wings open against Peru Navy 11 Friday". Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 16, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Lincoln Army Air Field Wings Football Roster". Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 16, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 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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