1944 Camp Ellis Cardinals football team

The 1944 Camp Ellis Cardinals football team represented Camp Ellis, in Fulton County, Illinois, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Ray Adams, the Cardinals compiled a record of 0–5.

1944 Camp Ellis Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–5
Head coach	Ray Adams (1st season)
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, Camp Ellis ranked 134th among the nation's college and service teams and 22nd out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 60.8.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		Ottumwa NAS	Camp Ellis, IL	L 7–45	8,000–10,000	^[3]^[4]
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at Lawrence	Whiting Field Appleton, WI	L 7–20		^[5]^[6]^[7]
October 15		Bunker Hill NAS	Camp Ellis, IL	L 0–34		^[8]
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Ottumwa NAS	Ottumwa High School Stadium Ottumwa, IA	L 33–0	7,000	^[9]^[10]^[11]
November 4		at Bunker Hill NAS	Naval Air Station Bunker Hill Bunker Hill, IN	L 0–33		^[12]
All times are in Central time

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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. "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  .
4. "Steuber Helps Ottumwa Win". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. October 2, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Army Camp Is Foe of Vikings". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. October 6, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. Anderson, Don (October 9, 1944). "Vikings Beat Soldier Team". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. Anderson, Don (October 9, 1944). "Vikes Beat Camp Ellis (continued)". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. p. 13. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. "Bunker Hill Raps Camp Ellis, 34-0". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1944. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "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  .
10. 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  .
11. 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  .
12. "Bunker Hill Drops Camp Ellis, 32-0". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Sentinel. November 5, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Camp Ellis Football Schedule Drafted". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. United Press. September 26, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .