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1944 Maxwell Field Marauders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
  • Jesse Yarborough
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 military service football records
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 Maxwell Field Marauders football team represented Maxwell Field during the 1944 college football season. Under head coach Jesse Yarborough, the Marauders compiled a 5–5 record.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Third Air Force ranked 79th among the nation's college and service teams and 12th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 77.6.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12:30 p.m.Third Infantry
L 0–2615,000[3][4]
October 8Kinston MCAA
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 62–06,000[5]
October 22Chatham Field
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 40–0[6]
October 29No. 13 Bainbridge
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 7–15[7]
November 52:30 p.m.Fourth Infantry
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 25–78,000[8][9][10]
November 11at No. 3 Randolph Field
L 0–2515,911[11]
November 19at Third Air Force
L 7–4112,000[12]
November 227:00 p.m.at Fourth Infantry
W 26–712,000[13][14][15]
November 257:15 p.m.at Miami NTC
W 13–0[16][17]
December 3at No. 5 Bainbridge
L 3–13[18]

References

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  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Maxwell Marauders Meet Third Infantry Here Today". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 1, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Ft. Benning takes opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marauders display vaunted power in overwhelming Kinston Marines". Pensacola News Journal. October 9, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maxwell Field downs Chatham". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maxwell bows to Bainbridge: Commodores barely manage to edge Soldiers, 15–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maxwell And Fourth Infantry Collide Here Today". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 5, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Adams, Sam (November 6, 1944). "Mauraders Use Straight Football To Triumph, 25 To 7". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Maxwell Field beats Ft. Benning combine". The Chattanooga Times. November 6, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Randolph defeats Maxwell 25 to 0". Valley Evening Monitor. November 12, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gremlins crush Marauders gridders by 41–7 score". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 20, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Cronin, John T. (November 22, 1944). "Raiders To Meet Marauders at Benning Tonight". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 15. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Cronin, John T. (November 22, 1944). "Kemp— (continued)". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Cronin, John T. (November 23, 1944). "Mauraduers Slaughter Raiders, 26-7". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Maxwell Faces NTC In Stadium". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. November 25, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Marauders vanquish NTC, 13–0". The Miami Herald. November 26, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Bainbridge triumphs, 13–3: Unbeaten sailors top Maxwell Field For 17th victory". The Baltimore Sun. December 4, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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