1944 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
1944 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 Georgia Pre-Flight Skycrackers football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight aviation training school at the University of Georgia during the 1944 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ducky Pond, the Skycrackers compiled a record of 4–5. The team's roster included Ronnie Cahill, Pat Harder, Elmer Jones, and Ted Scruggs.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Georgia Pre-Flight ranked 46th among the nation's college and service teams and ninth out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 89.5.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 303:30 p.m.at South Carolina
W 20–14[3][4]
October 8Cherry Point Marines
W 33–0[5]
October 15Third Air Force
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 7–19[6][7]
October 212:30 p.m.No. 10 North Carolina Pre-Flight
L 0–3[8][9]
October 27at No. 5 Georgia Tech
L 7–1315,000[10][11]
November 52:30 p.m.Third Air Force
L 12–34[12][13][14]
November 11No. 16 North Carolina Pre-Flight
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 18–33[15]
November 19Daniel Field
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 30–0[16]
November 26at Daniel Field
W 52–12[17]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Gamecocks Meet Powerful Georgia Pre-Flight 3:30 Today". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. September 30, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ Bloom, Moise (October 1, 1944). "Carolina Bows to Georgia by 20 to 14". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 13B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Marines Beaten By Skycrackers". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. October 9, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ William, F. M. (October 16, 1944). "Trippi Stars as Gremlins Beat Georgia Navy, 19-7". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "3rd Air Force Gridders Top Georgia Navy". The Troy Record. October 16, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Busters Face Crackers". Durham Moring Herald. Durham, North Carolina. October 21, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ Horner, Jack (October 22, 1944). "Field Goal Brings Cloudbusters 3 To 0 Triumph". The Durham Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. p. 1, section IV. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ Troy, Jack (October 28, 1944). "Tech's 86-Yard Drive Conquers Strong Georgia Preflight, 13-7". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ Troy, Jack (October 28, 1944). "Tech Barely Wins From Skycrackers (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 5. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ Allen, Eddie (November 5, 1944). "Gremlins Tackle 'Crackers Today". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 9, section 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ Allen, Eddie (November 5, 1944). "More On Gremlins (continued)". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 11, section 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "Gremlins Trounce Georgia Pre-Flight". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Hanes, O. P. (November 12, 1944). "Graham Gets Hot In Athens Battle". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ↑ "Ga. Pre-Flight Rips Daniel Field". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. Associated Press. November 20, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ↑ "[Untitled]". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. Associated Press. November 27, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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