1944 Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Blockbusters football team

American college football season August 2023 1944 Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Blockbusters football Independent 6–1 Howard Kissell 2nd Len Watters 1st season none 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. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bunker Hill NAS ranked 36th among the nation's college and service teams and sixth out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 95.0.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122545021/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Utah December 10, 1944 8B April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/122892812/ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania December 17, 1944 4, section 2 April 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule 1944 AP September 23 w y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 33–7 Passes Down Western Michigan, 33-7 Detroit Free Press September 24, 1944 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18003879/passes_down_western_michigan_337/ Newspapers.com October 7 w Ottumwa NAS Naval Air Station Bunker Hill Bunker Hill, IN 14–13 Bunker Hill Eleven Beats Iowans, 14-13 The Muncie Sunday Star October 8, 1944 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18005302/bunker_hill_eleven_beats_iowans_1413/ Newspapers.com October 15 w y Camp Ellis Camp Ellis, IL 34–0 Bunker Hill Raps Camp Ellis, 34-0 The Indianapolis Star October 16, 1944 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18004261/bunker_hill_raps_camp_ellis_340/ Newspapers.com October 21 w Bowling Green Naval Air Station Bunker Hill Bunker Hill, IN 27–7 Bunker Hill Fliers Win Fourth in Row The Muncie Sunday Star October 22, 1944 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18004447/bunker_hill_fliers_win_fourth_in_row/ Newspapers.com October 29 2:00 p.m. w y Ottumwa NAS Ottumwa High School Stadium Ottumwa, IA 13–0 8,500 Bunker Hill Seeks No. 3 Over Skyers The Des Moines Register October 29, 1944 L5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18004658/bunker_hill_seeks_no_3_over_skyers/ Newspapers.comBarron Abe Skyers' Drives Fizzle, 13 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/122703951/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 30, 1944 9 April 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Barron Abe Skyers--- (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/122704026/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 30, 1944 10 April 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Bunker Hill Tars Trip Skyers, 13-0, In Sunday Contest https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times/122704106/ The Daily Times Davenport, Iowa Associated Press October 30, 1944 16 April 11, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 w Camp Ellis Naval Air Station Bunker Hill Bunker Hill, IN 33–0 Bunker Hill Drops Camp Ellis, 32-0 The Palladium-Item and Sun-Sentinel November 5, 1944 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18004861/bunker_hill_drops_camp_ellis_320/ Newspapers.com November 11 l y Iowa Pre-Flight 7 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 7–33 4,000 Seahawks Swoop, 33 to 7 The Des Moines Sunday Register November 12, 1944 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17729403/seahawks_swoop_33_to_7/ Newspapers.com References Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Category:Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Blockbusters football Bunker Hill Naval Air Station Blockbusters football