1944 Fort Warren Broncos football team

The 1944 Fort Warren Broncos football team represented the United States Army base at Fort Warren, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during the 1944 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Wee Willie Smith, the Broncos compiled a record of 5–4–1.^[1]

1944 Fort Warren Broncos football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4–1
Head coach	Wee Willie Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Warren Bowl
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, Fort Warren ranked 20th among the nation's college and service teams and fifth out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 102.6.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10		Brooklyn Tigers	Warren Bowl Cheyenne, WY	W 21–20		[4][5]
September 23		at Colorado	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 7–6		[6]
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Lincoln AAF	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 5–14	10,000–12,000	[7][8]
October 7		at Colorado College	Colorado Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 33–13		[9]
October 15		Idaho Southern Branch	Warren Bowl Cheyenne, WY	W 66–0		[10][11]
October 22		at No. 5 Iowa Pre-Flight	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–30	8,000	[12]
October 29		Lincoln AAF	Warren Bowl Cheyenne, WY	W 19–6		[13][14]
November 5		McCook AAF	Cheyenne, WY	cancelled		[15][16]
November 12		vs. Second Air Force	Denver, CO	L 0–20		[17]
November 18		Pocatello Marines	Cheyenne, WY	cancelled		[18]
November 25		at No. 12 Great Lakes Navy	Ross Field Great Lakes, IL	L 7–28	23,000	[19]
December 3	3:30 p.m.	at San Francisco Clippers	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	T 21–21	14,000–15,000	[20][21][22]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "Fort Warrens Broncos Gun For Top Gridiron Laurels". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. September 17, 1944. p. 1, section 4. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. 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 .
3. 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 .
4. "Fort Warren Meets Brooklyn Tigers Today". The Casper Tribune-Herald. Casper, Wyoming. September 10, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Pro Grid Rules Cost Tigers Tie with Broncs". Casper Tribune-Herald. Casper, Wyoming. Associated Press. September 11, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Broncos' First Period Score Give Them Win Over Buffs". Fort Collins Express-Courier. Fort Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Wings tackle Fort Warren today, 2 p.m." Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 1, 1944. p. 1B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Dobbins, Walt (October 2, 1944). "Cowan stars in Wing win over Broncs". [Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Soldier 11 Beats CC Tigers, 33 to 13". Fort Collins Express-Courier. Fort Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. October 8, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Fort Warren Backfield Shifted for Idaho Game". Fort Collins Express-Courier. Fort Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Soldiers Swamp Idaho Southern". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. October 16, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
12. Bert McGrane (October 23, 1944). "Seahawks Tame Broncos, 30-0". The Des Moines Register. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Wings to tackle Fort Warren club". Lincoln Sunday Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 29, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "Fort Warren Takes Lincoln, 19 to 6". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. Associated Press. October 30, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "Ft. Warren Bomber Foe". McCook Daily Gazette. McCook, Nebraska. November 3, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "Ft. Warren-McCook game postponed by bad weather". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. November 6, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
17. "Superbomber 20, Fort Warren 0". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 13, 1933. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Saturday's Football Results". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 19, 1944. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
19. "Bluejackets Beat Soldiers Easily, 28 to 7". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1944. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
20. Sullivan, Prescott (December 3, 1944). "Clipper, Ft. Warren Grid Clash Today". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
21. Sullivan, Prescott (December 4, 1944). "S. F. Clippers Rally to Earn 21-21 Deadlock". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 18. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
22. "Saved by Pass Play". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. International News Service. December 4, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .