1944 Tonopah Army Air Field Indians football team

The Tonopah Army Air Field Indians represented the United States Army Air Force's Tonopah Army Air Field (Tonopah AAF), located near Tonopah, Nevada, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach George Solari, the Indians compiled a record of 5–2.

1944 Tonopah Army Air Field Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2
Head coach	George Solari (1st season)
Home stadium	Sagebrush 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, Tonopah AAF ranked 143rd among the nation's college and service teams and 25th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 58.9.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Nevada	Sagebrush Bowl Nye County, NV	L 0–20	300	[3][4]
September 30		Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	L 0–13		[5]
October 14	2:15 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 7–6		[6][7][8]
October 22		Compton	Nye County, NV	W 40–9	3,000	[9][10]
October 30		at Fairfield-Suisun AAB	Corbus Field Vallejo, CA	W 20–7		[11]
November 5		Fairfield-Suisun AAB	Sagebrush Bowl Nye County, NV	W 9–0	2,000	[12][13][14]
November 18	8:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 7–6	1,500	[15][16]
All times are in Pacific 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. "Nevada Grid Team At Tonopah Today". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 24, 1944. p. S1. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Wolfpack Takes Tonopah 20-0 In Season's Opener". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, Nevada. September 25, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Flagstaff Lumberjacks Gain 13-0 Win Over Nevada Army Eleven". The Arizona Republic. The Arizona Republic. October 1, 1944. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Univ. of Nevada Gridder To Take Tonopah Again". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 14, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Football; Nevada vs. Tonopah "Bombers"". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 14, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Tonopah AAF Upset Nevada 7 To 6". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 15, 1944. p. S1. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Tonopah Indians Play Host Today To Compton Club". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 22, 1944. p. S2. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Tonopah Crushes Compton by 40-7; 21 First Downs". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 24, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Tonopah AAF Wins Third Straight". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 31, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Skymasters Will Throw Three Formations At Tonopah Squad; Optimistic Over Today's Game". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 5, 1944. p. S1. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "Skymasters Lose To Tonopah, 9-0". San Francisco Examiner. November 7, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Tonopah Grabs 9-0 Victory From Suisan". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 7, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "FSC Gridders T0 Tangle With Tonopah Tonight". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 18, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "Bulldogs Finish Strong, But Lose By Single Point". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 19, 1944. p. 4-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.