1944 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football team American college football season
The 1944 Ottumwa Naval Air Station Skyers football team represented Ottumwa Naval Air Station (Ottumwa NAS), located near Ottumwa, Iowa , during the 1944 college football season . Led by second-year head coach Jimmy Kitts , the Skyers compiled a record of 3–4. The team's roster included Bob Steuber .[ 1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings , Ottumwa NAS ranked 50th among the nation's college and service teams and 11th out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 87.5.[ 2] [ 3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 24 at Iowa State Prison Fort Madison, IA W 52–0[ 4] [ 5]
October 1 at Camp Ellis Camp Ellis, IL W 45–78,000–10,000 [ 6] [ 7]
October 7 at Bunker Hill NAS L 13–14[ 8]
October 15 2:00 p.m. at Lincoln AAF L 2–1510,000–12,000 [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
October 22 2:00 p.m. Camp Ellis W 33–07,000 [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
October 29 2:00 p.m. Bunker Hill NAS Ottumwa High School Stadium Ottumwa, IA L 0–138,500 [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
November 12 Lincoln AAF Ottumwa, IA L 0–39[ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
References
^ "Iowa Prison Team Is Ottumwa Navy's Opponent, Sept. 24" . The Daily Times . Davenport, Iowa . United Press . September 18, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ "Skyers Play Prisoners in Grid Opener" . Des Moines Sunday Register . Des Moines, Iowa . September 24, 1944. p. 4S. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Skyers Wallop Prison, 52 To 0" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa . September 25, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bob Steuber Rides Again--Skyers, 45-7" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa . October 2, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Steuber Helps Ottumwa Win" . Iowa City Press-Citizen . Iowa City, Iowa . October 2, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bunker Hill Eleven Beats Iowans, 14-13" . The Muncie Sunday Star . October 8, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grid War At Stadium" . The Lincoln Star . Lincoln, Nebraska . October 14, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Brady scores twice to sink Navy Skyers" . Lincoln Journal . Lincoln, Nebraska . October 16, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ McBride, Gregg (October 16, 1944). "Lincoln Wings Rock Ottumwa Tars" . Morning World-Herald . Omaha, Nebraska . p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ottumwa Navy Team To Meet Camp Ellis Gridders on Sunday" . The Daily Times . Davenport, Iowa . Associated Press . October 20, 1944. p. 28. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Taylor, Sec (October 23, 1944). "Skyers Shell Camp Ellis, 33–0" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa . p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Taylor, Sec (October 23, 1944). "Stolen Flips Nip Soldiers' Late Thrusts; Skyers--- (continued)" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa . p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bunker Hill Seeks No. 3 Over Skyers" . The Des Moines Register . October 29, 1944. p. L5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Barron, Abe (October 30, 1944). "Skyers' Drives Fizzle, 13 to 0" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa . p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Barron, Abe (October 30, 1944). "Skyers--- (continued)" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa . p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bunker Hill Tars Trip Skyers, 13-0, In Sunday Contest" . The Daily Times . Davenport, Iowa . Associated Press . October 30, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Skyers Prepare For Grid Finale" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa . November 6, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wings set for Skyer Exhibition" . Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star . Lincoln, Nebraska . November 12, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wings romp over Ottumwa gridders by 39-0 count" . Lincoln Journal . Lincoln, Nebraska . November 13, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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