1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football Independent 20 10–4–1 Red Reese 2nd Penrose Stadium Treasury Bond Bowl L 6–13 vs. Randolph Field 1942 The 1944 Second Air Force Superbombers football team represented the Second Air Force during the 1944 college football season. The team, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, compiled a 10–4–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 513 to 76, and was ranked No. 20 in the final AP poll.1944 Second Air Force Superbombers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 26, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/second-air-force/1944-schedule.html The team played many of the other leading service teams, losing to Randolph Field (No. 3 in the final AP Poll), Iowa Pre-Flight (No. 6), and Norman NAS (No. 14), and a Third Air Force team led by Charley Trippi. The Superbombers also played to a tie against March Field (No. 10). Major William B. "Red" Reese, who coached football and basketball at Eastern Washington College before the war, was the team's head coach. Notable players on the 1944 Second Air Force squad included Glenn Dobbs, Bill Sewell, Don Fambrough, Nick Susoeff, Ray Evans, John Harrington, Johnny Strzykalski, and Visco Grgich. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Second Air Force ranked sixth among the nation's college and service teams and second out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 117.9.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 Mountain y y y y September 2 vs Peru Teachers Navy V-12 City Stadium Sioux City, IA W 38-0 10,000 Superbombers Trounce Peru The Sunday Argus-Leader September 3, 1944 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17809144/superbombers_trounce_peru/ Newspapers.com September 8 1944 Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Penrose Stadium Colorado Springs, CO W 24-0 10,000 Second Grid Victory In Bombers' Bag: Dobbs Dazzles In Servicemen's Triumph The Lincoln Star September 9, 1944 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17809326/second_grid_victory_in_bombers_bag/ Newspapers.com September 17 at Idaho Southern Branch Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID W 45-0 Superbombers Score 45-0 Win Over Idaho Eugene Register-Guard September 18, 1944 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17809459/superbombers_score_450_win_over_idaho/ Newspapers.com September 23 1:30 p.m. vs 1944 Whitman Fighting Missionaries Whitman Public School Field Boise, ID W 78-0 7,000 Service Teams Clash in Boise Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman/122629828/ The Idaho Daily Statesman Boise, Idaho September 23, 1944 7 April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com Second Air Force Superbombers Romp Over Whitman's Missionaries https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman/122629983/ The Idaho Sunday Statesman Boise, Idaho September 24, 1944 9 April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com 2nd AAF Swamps Whitman, 78-0 The Honolulu Advertiser September 24, 1944 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17809542/2nd_aaf_swamps_whitman_780/ Newspapers.com September 30 at Colorado Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO W 33-6 Dobbs passed 2nd air force to 33-6 win Sunday Journal and Star (NE) October 1, 1944 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17810232/dobbs_passes_2nd_air_force_to_336_win/ Newspapers.com October 7 vs Iowa Pre-Flight Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE L 6-12 29,500 Pre-Flights Stop Dobbs, Win, 12 to 6 The Des Moines Register George Mills October 8, 1944 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17715720/preflights_stop_dobbs_win_12_to_6/ Newspapers.com October 14 vs New Mexico 15 Kidd Field El Paso, TX W 89-6 10,000 Superbombers Roll up 89-6 Win Over Lobos Clovis News-Journal October 15, 1944 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17810430/superbombers_roll_up_896_win_over_lobos/ Newspapers.com October 21 vs North Texas Aggies 19 Fly Stadium Odessa, TX W 68-0 8,000 2nd Air Force Coasts, 68 to 0 The Des Moines Register October 22, 1944 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17810850/2nd_air_force_coasts_68_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 29 1:30 p.m. at Norman NAS 15 Memorial Stadium Norman, OK L 6-13 Zoomers and Army Superbombers Meet This Afternoon https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-norman-transcript/122629278/ The Norman Transcript Norman, Oklahoma October 29, 1944 6 April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com Norman Naval Zoomers Defeat Superbombers by 13-6 Count Salt Lake Telegram October 30, 1944 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17788726/norman_naval_zoomers_defeat/ Newspapers.comNorman Navy Spills Dobbs' Mates, 13 to 6 The Des Moines Register October 30, 1946 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17811163/norman_navy_spills_dobbs_mates_13_to_6/ Newspapers.com November 5 Amarillo AAF Penrose Stadium Colorado Springs, CO W 46-6 6,000 Superbombers Smother Sky Giants, 46-6 Amarillo Daily News November 6, 1944 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17811446/superbombers_smother_sky_giants_466/ Newspapers.com November 12 vs Fort Warren Denver, CO W 20-0 Superbomber 20, Fort Warren 0 The Greeley Daily Tribune November 13, 1933 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17811749/superbombers_20_fort_warren_0/ Newspapers.com November 18 vs. Washington Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA W 47-6 6,592 Airforce Gridders Rout Huskies Montana Standard November 19, 1944 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17813141/airforce_gridders_rout_huskies/ Newspapers.com November 26 No. 9 March Field 19 Denver, CO T 0-0 12,000 March Field, Second Air Force Fight to Bruising 0-0 Deadlock The San Bernardino County Sun November 27, 1944 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17777738/march_field_second_air_force_fight_to/ Newspapers.com December 10 vs Third Air Force 20 Grant Field Atlanta, GA L 7-14 8,000 Gremlins Bump Superbombers to Tune of 14-7 Los Angeles Times December 11, 1944 II-8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/160275158/ Newspapers.com December 16 vs No. 3 Randolph Field 20 Polo Grounds New York, New York (Treasury Bond Bowl) L 6-13 8,356 Ramblers Nip Bombers, 13-6 Los Angeles Times December 17, 1944 II-5, II-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17815676/ramblers_nip_bombers_136/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1944 college football rankings AP 1 9 15т 19 (0.25) 15 NR NR NR 19 20 20 References Second Air Force Category:Second Air Force Superbombers football seasons Second Air Force Superbombers football