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The 1944 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders football team, also called the "Bombers", "Flyers", and "Hurricanes", represented the United States Army Air Force's Galveston Army Air Field (Galveston AAF), located near Galveston, Texas, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Jim Thomas, the Islanders compiled a record of 5–3–2.[1] The team's roster included Vince DiFrancesca. Thomas had played college football at Birmingham–Southern College and coached high school football in Georgiana, Alabama.[2]
1944 Galveston Army Air Field Islanders football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 5–3–2 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | School Park |
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Hondo AAF ranked 140th among the nation's college and service teams and 24th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 59.8.[3][4]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Southwestern (TX) | Galveston, TX | L 6–32 | [5] | |
September 23 | at Rice | L 0–57 | 12,000 | [6][7] | |
September 30 | Ellington Field | Galveston, TX | T 0–0 | [8] | |
October 8 | Keesler Field | Biloxi, MS | cancelled | [9] | |
October 14 | Bryan AAF | Galveston, TX | W 19–0 | [10][11] | |
October 21 | at Selman Field | T 0–0 | [12][13][14] | ||
October 28 | John Tarleton |
| W 40–0 | 2,000 | [15][16] |
November 6 | Texas A&M reserves | Galveston, TX | W 14–2 | [17] | |
November 11 | Hondo AAF | Galveston, TX | W 19–14 | [18] | |
November 18 | Lake Charles AAF | Galveston, TX | W 20–0 | [19] | |
November 25 | Selman Field | Galveston, TX | L 14–29 | [20] |
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