1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football team explained

Year:1944
Team:Second Air Force Superbombers
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Aprank:20
Record:10–4–1
Head Coach:Red Reese
Hc Year:2nd
Stadium:Penrose Stadium
Bowl:Treasury Bond Bowl
Bowl Result:L 6–13 vs. Randolph Field
Prev:1942

The 1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football team represented the Second Air Force during the 1944 college football season. The team, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, compiled a 10–4–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 513 to 76, and was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll.[1]

The team played many of the other leading service teams, losing to Randolph Field (No. 3 in the final AP Poll), Iowa Pre-Flight (No. 6), and Norman NAS (No. 14), and a Third Air Force team led by Charley Trippi. The Superbombers also played to a tie against March Field (No. 10).

Major William B. "Red" Reese, who coached football and basketball at Eastern Washington College before the war, was the team's head coach. Notable players on the 1944 Second Air Force squad included Glenn Dobbs, Bill Sewell, Don Fambrough, Nick Susoeff, Ray Evans, John Harrington, Johnny Strzykalski, and Visco Grgich.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Second Air Force ranked sixth among the nation's college and service teams and second out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 117.9.[2] [3]

Rankings

See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1944 Second Air Force Superbombers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 26, 2018.
  2. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues . . . December 10, 1944 . 8B . April 9, 2023 . .
  3. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings . . . December 17, 1944 . 4, section 2 . April 15, 2023 . .