1944 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team

American college football season August 2023 August 2023 1944 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football Independent 3–6 Clipper Smith 1st The 1944 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team represented Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Clipper Smith, the Flying Leathernecks compiled a record of 3–6. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Cherry Point Marines ranked 116th among the nation's college and service teams and second out of six United States Marine Corps teams with a rating of 67.8.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 thumb|299x299px|The Flying Leathernecks during their game against North Carolina Schedule 1944 AP Eastern September 24 2:30 p.m. l y North Carolina Pre-Flight Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 14–27 8,000 Cloudbusters To Meet Cherry Point Marines This Afternoon At 2:30 On Chapel Hill Field https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun/122558539/ The Durham Herald-Sun Durham, North Carolina September 24, 1944 8, section II April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Busters To Play Marines At Hill https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/122558465/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina Associated Press September 24, 1944 9 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Herbert Dick Buster Top Marines https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/122558388/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina September 25, 1944 7 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 3:00 p.m. l Camp Peary Cherry Point, NC 0–20 Cherry Point Tackles Camp Peary Club Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/122558835/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina September 30, 1944 7 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Camp Peary Defeats Cherry Point Marines https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/122558750/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina Associated Press October 1, 1944 7 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 8 l y Georgia Pre-Flight Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 0–33 Marines Beaten By Skycrackers https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/122554484/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina Associated Press October 9, 1944 7 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 3:00 p.m. l y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 14–20 7,500 Marines Invade Carolina For Grid Encounter https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073227/1944-10-14/ed-1/seq-4/ The Daily Tar Heel Chapel Hill, North Carolina October 14, 1945 4 April 9, 2023 DigitalNC Haney Fred Bob Warren Dashes Carolina To 20 To 14 Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun/122558074/ The Durham Herald-Sun Durham, North Carolina October 15, 1944 2, section IV April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Haney Fred —Carolina—(continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun/122558164/ The Durham Herald-Sun Durham, North Carolina October 15, 1944 3, section IV April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 22 l y Third Air Force Charlotte, NC 7–29 Gremlins Trample On Cherry Point The Ashville Citizen October 23, 1944 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17851687/gremlins_trample_on_cherry_point/ Newspapers.com October 29 w Camp Lee Cherry Point, NC 6–0 10,000 Cherry Point Scores First Win Of Season https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/122558288/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina Associated Press October 30, 1944 7 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 4:00 p.m. l y Jacksonville NAS Mason Field Jacksonville, FL 0–33 6,000 Jacksonville Navy, Cherry Point To Play https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/122559111/ Tampa Morning Tribune Tampa, Florida Associated Press November 4, 1944 9 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Powerful Airmen Defeat Marines https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wilmington-morning-star/122559294/ The Sunday Star-News Wilmington, North Carolina Associated Press November 5, 1944 8 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 l y Bainbridge 6 Tome Field Bainbridge, MD 7–50 Bainbridge Flattens Cherry Point Marines, 50-7, For 14th Straight Win: Victors Tally 8 Touchdowns The Baltimore Sun November 12, 1944 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17767040/bainbridge_flattens_cherry_point/ Newspapers.com November 18 w Chatham Field Cherry Point, NC 35–0 Cherry Point Marines Wallop Chatham Field https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/122558897/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina Associated Press November 19, 1944 11 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com November 26 2:00 p.m. w y Camp Lee Camp Lee, VA 13–0 12,000 Third War Grid Year To End Soon https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-richmond-news-leader/122757330/ The Richmond News Leader Richmond, Virginia November 25, 1944 7 April 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Camp Lee Beaten By Cherry Point https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/122559364/ The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina Associated Press November 27, 1944 9 April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com References Cherry Point Marines Category:Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football seasons Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football