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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]
1944 Amarillo Army Air Field Sky Giants football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 5–3 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Butler Field |
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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | 9:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | W 21–2 | 6,000 | [6][7] | |
September 24 | at South Plains AAF | cancelled | [8] | |||
September 30 | 8:15 p.m. | at Lubbock AAF |
| W 19–0 | [9][10] | |
October 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Lubbock AAF |
| W 31–0 | [11][12] | |
October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at West Texas State | Canyon, TX | W 38–7 | [13][14] | |
October 21 | 8:00 p.m. | Norman NAS |
| L 13–19 | [15][16] | |
October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | South Plains AAF |
| W 53–13 | [17][18] | |
November 5 | at Second Air Force | L 6–46 | 6,000 | [19] | ||
November 26 | at No. 4 Randolph Field | L 0–33 | 11,000 | [20] | ||
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