1944 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football team

The 1944 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football team represented the United States Army Air Forces' Lincoln Army Air Field (LAAF or Lincoln AAF), in Lincoln, Nebraska, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Bob Ingalls, the Wings compiled a record of 6–1. Captain Stan Hall was the team's line coach.^[1] The Lincoln AAF's roster included Bob Cowan, Dutch Elston, and Russ Reader.^[2][3]

1944 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1
Head coach	Bob Ingalls (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
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, Lincoln AAF ranked 17th among the nation's college and service teams and fourth out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 104.4.^[4][5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		at Peru Navy V-12	Peru, NE	W 26–7		^[6]
September 24		Fort Logan	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	cancelled		^[7]
October 1	2:00 p.m.	Fort Warren	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 14–5	10,000–12,000	^[8]^[9]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	at Kearney AAF	College Stadium Kearney, NE	W 20–0		^[10]^[11]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Ottumwa NAS	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 15–2	10,000–12,000	^[12]^[13]^[14]
October 22		at Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 13–12	10,000	^[15]
October 29		at Fort Warren	Warren Bowl Cheyenne, WY	L 6–19		^[16]^[17]
November 12		at Ottumwa NAS	Ottumwa, IA	W 39–0		^[18]^[19]
All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Wing's[sic] line gains impressive record against enemies". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 5, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
2. "Wings open against Peru Navy 11 Friday". Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 16, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. "Lincoln Army Air Field Wings Football Roster". Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 16, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. 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  .
5. 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  .
6. "Bob Ingall's LAAF Wings bombard Peru Navy, 26-7". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 16, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. "Fort Logan Grid Schedule Cancelled". The Grand Island Daily Independent. Grand Island, Nebraska. Associated Press. September 25, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. "Wings tackle Fort Warren today, 2 p.m." Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 1, 1944. p. 1B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. Dobbins, Walt (October 2, 1944). "Cowan stars in Wing win over Broncs". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. "Lincoln Invades Kearney Sunday". The Duster. Kearney, Nebraska. October 6, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. "Wings' power too much for Raider crew". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 9, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
12. "Grid War At Stadium". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 14, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
13. "Brady scores twice to sink Navy Skyers". Lincoln Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 16, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
14. McBride, Gregg (October 16, 1944). "Lincoln Wings Rock Ottumwa Tars". Morning World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 9. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
15. "Marquette Loses By 13-12 Margin". Wisconsin State Journal. October 23, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Wings to tackle Fort Warren club". Lincoln Sunday Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 29, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
17. "Fort Warren Takes Lincoln, 19 to 6". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. Associated Press. October 30, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
18. "Wings set for Skyer Exhibition". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 12, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
19. "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  .
20. "Lincoln Army Air Field Schedule". The Crawford Tribune. Crawford, Nebraska. September 22, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
21. Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.