1944 Atlantic City Naval Air Station Corsairs football team

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1944 Atlantic City Naval Air Station Corsairs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Home stadiumAnsley Park
Seasons
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1944 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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
Third Air Force  – 7 –3 –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
Miami NTC  – 2 –8 –0
Chatham Field  – 1 –7 –1
Bryan AAF  – 1 –7 –0
Sampton NTS  – 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

The 1944 Atlantic City Naval Air Station Corsairs football team, also called the "Hellcats", "Sailors", and "Tars", represented the United States Navy's Atlantic City Naval Air Station (Atlantic City NAS), located in Pomona, New Jersey, during the 1944 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Lew Elverson, the Corsairs compiled a record of 5–2. Lieutenants Jim Morgan and Sam Hammerstrom were assistant coaches for the team. [1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Atlantic City NAS ranked 125th among the nation's college and service teams and 17th out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 62.6. [2] [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 232:30 p.m.at Swarthmore
W 3–0 [4] [5] [6]
October 7at Ursinus Collegeville, PA W 45–7 [7]
October 142:30 p.m.at Scranton
W 21–71,000 [8] [9] [10]
October 212:00 p.m. Army JV
L 2–12 [11] [12] [13]
November 42:30 p.m.at Muhlenberg
L 7–14 [14] [15]
November 108:45 p.m.at Villanova
W 25–65,000 [16] [17]
November 25at Princeton
W 31–6 [18] [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ 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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  4. ↑ "Swarthmore Plays Atlantic City Airmen". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 23, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Air Base Tops Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 24, 1944. p. 1S. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "Naval Unit Beats Swarthmore (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 24, 1944. p. 3S. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Veteri Stars In Rout of Ursinus, 45-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1944. p. 3S. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "Crippled Cats Confident of Sending Corsairs Into Tail-Spin at Stadium". The Scranton Tribune . Scranton, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  16. ↑ "Atlantic City N. A. S. Villanova Foe Here". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  19. ↑ "Atlantic City NAS Crushes Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 26, 1944. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
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