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1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football team

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1944 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–2
Head coach
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 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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 233:00 p.m.Pittsburg StateOlathe, KSW 6–0[4][5]
September 30at Iowa Pre-FlightL 12–455,000[6]
October 142:30 p.m.WichitaOlathe, KSW 13–0[7][8][9]
October 213:00 p.m.at Fort Riley
W 20–0[10][11]
October 28Fort RileyOlathe, KST 6–6[12]
November 4at KansasL 14–33[13]
November 11Central Missouri StateWarrensburg, MOW 13–12[14]
November 182:00 p.m.at Kansas StateT 0–0[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "Clippers Play The Mules". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 10, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 icon.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "First Game For Clippers". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. September 23, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ George Mills (October 1, 1944). "Iowa Seahawks Shellac Olathe Flyers 45-12". The Des Moines Sunday Register. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Clippers Vs. Wichita". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. October 14, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Clippers Clip Wichita U." The Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 15, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Field Artillery Plays Olathe NAS". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. October 2, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Olathe Clippers Pound Army Team". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Jayhawks Clip Clippers, 33-14". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  15. ^ "K-State Plays Clippers". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. November 18, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "'Cats-Clippers In A Scoreless Tie". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. November 19, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.