1944 Maxwell Field Marauders football team American college football season
The 1944 Maxwell Field Marauders football team represented Maxwell Field during the 1944 college football season . Under head coach Jesse Yarborough, the Marauders compiled a 5–5 record.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings , Third Air Force ranked 79th among the nation's college and service teams and 12th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 77.6.[ 1] [ 2]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 1 2:30 p.m. Third Infantry L 0–2615,000 [ 3] [ 4]
October 8 Kinston MCAA Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL W 62–06,000 [ 5]
October 22 Chatham Field Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL W 40–0[ 6]
October 29 No. 13 Bainbridge Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL L 7–15[ 7]
November 5 2:30 p.m. Fourth Infantry Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL W 25–78,000 [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
November 11 at No. 3 Randolph Field L 0–2515,911 [ 11]
November 19 at Third Air Force L 7–4112,000 [ 12]
November 22 7:00 p.m. at Fourth Infantry W 26–712,000 [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
November 25 7:15 p.m. at Miami NTC W 13–0[ 16] [ 17]
December 3 at No. 5 Bainbridge L 3–13[ 18]
References
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Maxwell Marauders Meet Third Infantry Here Today" . Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama . October 1, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ft. Benning takes opener" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 2, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Marauders display vaunted power in overwhelming Kinston Marines" . Pensacola News Journal . October 9, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maxwell Field downs Chatham" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 23, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maxwell bows to Bainbridge: Commodores barely manage to edge Soldiers, 15–7" . The Baltimore Sun . October 30, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maxwell And Fourth Infantry Collide Here Today" . Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama . November 5, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Adams, Sam (November 6, 1944). "Mauraders Use Straight Football To Triumph, 25 To 7" . Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama . p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maxwell Field beats Ft. Benning combine" . The Chattanooga Times . November 6, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Randolph defeats Maxwell 25 to 0" . Valley Evening Monitor . November 12, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gremlins crush Marauders gridders by 41–7 score" . Tampa Morning Tribune . November 20, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Cronin, John T. (November 22, 1944). "Raiders To Meet Marauders at Benning Tonight" . The Columbus Enquirer . Columbus, Georgia . p. 15. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Cronin, John T. (November 22, 1944). "Kemp— (continued)" . The Columbus Enquirer . Columbus, Georgia . p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Cronin, John T. (November 23, 1944). "Mauraduers Slaughter Raiders, 26-7" . The Columbus Enquirer . Columbus, Georgia . p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maxwell Faces NTC In Stadium" . Miami Daily News . Miami, Florida . November 25, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Marauders vanquish NTC, 13–0" . The Miami Herald . November 26, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bainbridge triumphs, 13–3: Unbeaten sailors top Maxwell Field For 17th victory" . The Baltimore Sun . December 4, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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