1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football team

1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football
1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–2
Head coach	Paul A. Holstein (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

The 1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football team represented United States Navy's Naval Air Station Olathe (Olathe NAS) in Gardner, Kansas during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Paul A. Holstein, the Clippers compiled a record of 4–2–2.^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Olathe NAS ranked 128th among the nation's college and service teams and 18th out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 62.0.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	3:00 p.m.	Pittsburg State	Olathe, KS	W 6–0		^[4]^[5]
September 30		at Iowa Pre-Flight	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 12–45	5,000	^[6]
October 14	2:30 p.m.	Wichita	Olathe, KS	W 13–0		^[7]^[8]^[9]
October 21	3:00 p.m.	at Fort Riley	Fort Riley Post stadium Fort Riley, KS	W 20–0		^[10]^[11]
October 28		Fort Riley	Olathe, KS	T 6–6		^[12]
November 4		at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–33		^[13]
November 11		Central Missouri State	Warrensburg, MO	W 13–12		^[14]
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	T 0–0		^[15]^[16]
All times are in Central time

References

^ "Clippers Play The Mules". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 10, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 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 .
^ "First Game For Clippers". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. September 23, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Navy Clippers Clp[sic] Kansas Guerillas". The Shawnee News-Star. Shawnee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ George Mills (October 1, 1944). "Iowa Seahawks Shellac Olathe Flyers 45-12". The Des Moines Sunday Register. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Clippers Vs. Wichita". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. October 14, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Munies Lose To Olathe Naval Crew, 13 To 0". The Wichita Sunday Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Clippers Clip Wichita U." The Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 15, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Field Artillery Plays Olathe NAS". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. October 2, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Olathe Clippers Pound Army Team". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ft. Riley Ties The NAS Navy Cloppers". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. Associated Press. October 29, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jayhawks Clip Clippers, 33-14". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mules Lose to Clippers". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. Associated Press. November 12, 1944. p. 19A. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "K-State Plays Clippers". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. November 18, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "'Cats-Clippers In A Scoreless Tie". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. November 19, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e World War II military service football teams
Bowl games	1943 Sun Bowl 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
All-Service	1943 All-Service football team 1944 All-Service football team
1942	Army Navy Great Lakes Navy (AP Service [APS] No. 1) Iowa Pre-Flight (APS No. 2) Georgia Pre-Flight (APS No. 3) North Carolina Pre-Flight (APS No. 4) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (APS No. 5) Jacksonville NAS (APS No. 6) Camp Grant (APS No. 7) Pensacola NAS (APS No. 8) Manhattan Beach Coast Guard (APS No. 9) Corpus Christi NAS (APS No. 10) Second Air Force (APS No. 11) Fort Knox (APS No. 12) Lakehurst NAS (APS No. 13) Fort Monmouth (APS No. 14) Fort Riley (APS No. 15) Camp Davis (APS No. 16) March Field (APS No. 17) Fort Totten (APS T-No. 18) Spence Field (APS T-No. 18) Daniel Field (APS T-No. 20) Fort Douglas (APS T-No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Albuquerque AAB Santa Ana AAB Will Rogers AB
1943	Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 2) Navy (AP No. 4) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 6) Del Monte Pre-Flight (AP No. 8) March Field (AP No. 10) Army (AP No. 11) Bainbridge (AP No. 17) 124th Infantry 176th Infantry 300th Infantry Alameda Coast Guard Atlantic City NAS Blackland AAF Bowman Field Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Davis Camp Edwards Camp Grant Camp Gordon Camp Kilmer Camp Lee Camp Lejeune Charleston Coast Guard Cherry Point Marines Curtis Bay Coast Guard Daniel Field Fort Douglas Fort Knox Fort Monroe Fort Riley Fort Sheridan Fort Warren Georgia Pre-Flight Greensboro Greenville AAB Jacksonville NATTC Kearns Field Keesler Field Kirtland Field Lakehurst NAS Logan Navy Lowry Field Lubbock AAF Memphis NATTC Norfolk Fleet Marines Norman NAS North Carolina Pre-Flight Ottumwa NAS Patterson Field Pocatello AAB Randolph Field Richmond AAB St. Mary's Pre-Flight Salt Lake AAB Sampson NTS San Diego NTS South Plains AAF Spokane Air Service Ward Island Marines Wright Field
1944	Army (AP No. 1) Randolph Field (AP No. 3) Navy (AP No. 4) Bainbridge (AP No. 5) Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 6) March Field (AP No. 10) Norman NAS (AP No. 13) El Toro Marines (AP No. 16) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 17) Fort Pierce (AP No. 18) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (AP No. 19) Second Air Force (AP No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Amarillo AAF Atlantic City NAS Bergstrom Field Blackland AAF Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Beale Camp Ellis Camp Lee Camp Peary Chatham Field Cherry Point Marines Coronado Amphibious Daniel Field Ellington Field Fairfield-Suisun AAB Fleet City Fort Monroe Fort Warren Fourth Infantry Galveston AAF Georgia Pre-Flight Hondo AAF Jacksonville NAS Keesler Field Klamath Falls Marine Barracks Lincoln AAF Lubbock AAF Maxwell Field Miami NTC Minter Field North Carolina Pre-Flight Olathe NAS Ottumwa NAS Richmond AAB Sampton NTS San Diego NTS San Francisco Coast Guard Selman Field South Plains AAF Third Air Force Third Infantry Tonopah AAF
1945	Army (AP No. 1) Navy (AP No. 3) Air Transport Command Amarillo AAF AAF Training Command Albany Navy Atlantic City NAS Bainbridge Barksdale Field Bergstrom Field Camp Beale Camp Blanding Camp Detrick Camp Lee Camp Peary Cherry Point Marines Dalhart AAF Corpus Christi NAS Eastern Flying Training Command El Toro Marines Ellington Field Farragut NTS First Air Force Fleet City Fort Benning Fort McClellan Fort Monroe Fort Pierce Fort Riley Fort Warren Fourth Air Force Great Bend AAF Great Lakes Navy Gulfport AAF Homestead AAB Hondo AAF Hutchinson NAS Jacksonville NAS Kearney AAF Keesler Field Lake Charles AAF Little Creek Luke Field Miami NAS Miami NTC Minter Field North Camp Hood Oceana NAS Olathe NAS Pensacola NAS Personnel Distribution Command Saint Mary's Pre-Flight San Diego NTS Santa Barbara Marines Second Air Force Selman Field South Camp Hood Stockton AAF Third Air Force Williams Field

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