1944 Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base Skymasters football team

American college football season August 2023 1944 Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base Skymasters football Independent 1–7 John Giannoni Corbus Field The 1944 Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base Skymasters football team was an American football team that represented the Air Transport Command at Suisun-Fairfield Air Base (now Travis Air Force Base), located near Fairfield, California, during the 1944 college football season.Skymasters Hopes High San Francisco Examiner November 12, 1944 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84060369/skymasters-hopes-high/ Newspapers.com The team compiled a 1–7 record. John Giannoni, who played in the NFL for the Cleveland Rams in 1938, was the team's coach and also played for the team.Giannoni to Play Bengals Friday Night Lodi News-Sentinel September 13, 1944 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84059683/giannoni-to-play-bengals/ Newspapers.com The Skymasters played home games at Corbus Field in Vallejo, California. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fairfield-Suisun AAB ranked 176th among the nation's college and service teams and 37th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 52.5.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 Pacific y y y September 15 at Pacific (CA) Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA L 0–25 Pacific Trounces Skymasters, 25-0, On Stockton Grid The Sacramento Bee September 16, 1944 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84063136/pacific-trounces-skymasters/ Newspapers.com September 30 at El Toro Marines Municipal Bowl Santa Ana, CA L 0-56 Flying Marines Spank Army Eleven, 56 to 0 Los Angeles Times October 1, 1944 II-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17792375/flying_marines_spank_army_eleven_56_to/ Newspapers.com October 7 Camp Parks Seabees Corbus Field Vallejo, CA W 13-0 Fairfield-Suisun Eleven Will Meet Marines The Sacramento Bee October 13, 1944 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84064298/fairfield-suisun/ Newspapers.com October 14 Klammath Falls Marine Barracks Corbus Field Vallejo, CA L 12-14 Marines Nose Out Skymasters, 14-12 Herald and News October 16, 1944 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84081055/marines-nose-out-skymasters-14-12/ Newspapers.comFrom Midfield Herald and News Paul Haines October 18, 1944 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84064091/from-midfield/ Newspapers.com October 22 San Francisco Coast Guard Corbus Field Vallejo, CA L 6-40 4,000 Pilots Bomb Rivals, 40-6 San Francisco Examiner October 23, 1944 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84062672/pilots-bomb-rivals-40-6/ Newspapers.com October 30 Tonopah AAF Corbus Field Vallejo, CA L 7-20 Tonopah AAF Wins Third Straight https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/122944394/ Nevada State Journal Reno, Nevada October 31, 1944 12 April 15, 2023 Newspapers.com November 5 at Tonopah AAF Sagebrush Bowl Nye County, NV L 0-9 2,000 Skymasters Will Throw Three Formations At Tonopah Squad; Optimistic Over Today's Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/122944550/ Nevada State Journal Reno, Nevada November 5, 1944 S1 April 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Skymasters Lose To Tonopah, 9-0 San Francisco Examiner November 7, 1944 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84060801/skymasters/ Newspapers.com Tonopah Grabs 9-0 Victory From Suisan https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal/122944684/ Nevada State Journal Reno, Nevada November 7, 1944 10 April 15, 2023 Newspapers.com November 12 at Klamath Falls Marine Barracks Modoc Field Klamath Falls, OR Cancelled due to takeoff accident Leatherneck Return Tilt Cancelled Herald and News November 13, 1944 2 Newspapers.com(game cancelled due to a takeoff accident in which the plane the Skymasters were scheduled to fly in had a wing sheared off) November 18 8:00 p.m. at Camp Beale Knight Field Marysville, CA L 0-12 Skymasters in Form for Big Local Battle https://www.newspapers.com/article/appeal-democrat/122729749/ Appeal-Democrat Marysville, California November 18, 1944 7 April 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Beale Bears Take Narrow 12 to 0 Win Over Suisun Fliers in Saturday Night Game Appeal-Democrat November 20, 1944 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84061924/fairfield-suisun/ Newspapers.com References Category:1944 college football season Category:1944 in sports in California