1944 Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Blockbusters football team

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1944 Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Blockbusters football
ConferenceIndependent
1944 record6–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1943
1944 military service football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Randolph Field   –   12 – 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
Bunker Hill NAS   –   6 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Great Lakes Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 10 March Field   –   7 – 2 – 2
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Second Air Force   –   10 – 4 – 1
Camp Peary   –   5 – 2 – 0
Third Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 1
Alameda Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 2
San Francisco Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 1
Coronado Amphibious   –   2 – 1 – 1
Fleet City   –   6 – 4 – 1
San Diego NTS   –   4 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   4 – 4 – 0
Klamath Falls Marines   –   2 – 2 – 1
Maxwell Field   –   4 – 5 – 0
Fairfield-Suisun AAB   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Blockbusters football team represented Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a record 6–1. Lieutenant Howard Kissell was the team's head coach until mid-October when he was reassigned overseas and replaced by Lieutenant Commander Len Watters.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Western Michigan
W 33–7[1]
October 7Ottumwa NAS
W 14–13[2]
October 15at Camp EllisCamp Ellis, ILW 34–0[3]
October 21Bowling Green
  • Naval Air Station Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill, IN
W 27–7[4]
October 28at Ottumwa NASOttumwa, IAW 13–08,500[5]
November 4Camp Ellis
  • Naval Air Station Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill, IN
W 33–0[6]
November 11at No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight
L 7–334,000[7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Passes Down Western Michigan, 33-7". Detroit Free Press. September 24, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bunker Hill Eleven Beats Iowans, 14-13". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 8, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bunker Hill Raps Camp Ellis, 34-0". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1944. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bunker Hill Fliers Win Fourth in Row". The Muncie Sunday Star. October 22, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bunker Hill Seeks No. 3 Over Skyers". The Des Moines Register. October 29, 1944. p. L5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bunker Hill Drops Camp Ellis, 32-0". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Sentinel. November 5, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Seahawks Swoop, 33 to 7". The Des Moines Sunday Register. November 12, 1944. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
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