1944 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team

The 1944 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team represented Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Flying Leathernecks compiled a record of 3–6.

1944 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–6
Head coach	Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (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. 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

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Cherry Point Marines ranked 116th among the nation's college and service teams and second out of six United States Marine Corps teams with a rating of 67.8.^[1][2]

The Flying Leathernecks during their game against North Carolina

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at North Carolina Pre-Flight	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–27	8,000	[3][4][5]
September 30	3:00 p.m.	Camp Peary	Cherry Point, NC	L 0–20		[6][7]
October 8		at Georgia Pre-Flight	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–33		[8]
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–20	7,500	[9][10][11]
October 22		at Third Air Force	Charlotte, NC	L 7–29		[12]
October 29		Camp Lee	Cherry Point, NC	W 6–0	10,000	[13]
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville NAS	Mason Field Jacksonville, FL	L 0–33	6,000	[14][15]
November 11		at Bainbridge	Tome Field Bainbridge, MD	L 7–50		[16]
November 18		Chatham Field	Cherry Point, NC	W 35–0		[17]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at Camp Lee	Camp Lee, VA	W 13–0	12,000	[18][19]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. 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 .
2. 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 .
3. "Cloudbusters To Meet Cherry Point Marines This Afternoon At 2:30 On Chapel Hill Field". The Durham Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. September 24, 1944. p. 8, section II. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Busters To Play Marines At Hill". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Herbert, Dick (September 25, 1944). "Buster Top Marines". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Cherry Point Tackles Camp Peary Club Today". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 30, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Camp Peary Defeats Cherry Point Marines". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. October 1, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Marines Beaten By Skycrackers". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. October 9, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Marines Invade Carolina For Grid Encounter". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. October 14, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via DigitalNC.
10. Haney, Fred (October 15, 1944). "Bob Warren Dashes Carolina To 20 To 14 Victory". The Durham Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. p. 2, section IV. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. Haney, Fred (October 15, 1944). "—Carolina—(continued)". The Durham Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. p. 3, section IV. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Gremlins Trample On Cherry Point". The Ashville Citizen. October 23, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Cherry Point Scores First Win Of Season". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. October 30, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "Jacksonville Navy, Cherry Point To Play". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. November 4, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "Powerful Airmen Defeat Marines". The Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "Bainbridge Flattens Cherry Point Marines, 50-7, For 14th Straight Win: Victors Tally 8 Touchdowns". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1944. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Cherry Point Marines Wallop Chatham Field". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 19, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
18. "Third War Grid Year To End Soon". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
19. "Camp Lee Beaten By Cherry Point". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 27, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .