1944 Randolph Field Ramblers football team

The 1944 Randolph Field Ramblers football team represented the Army Air Forces' Randolph Field during the 1944 college football season. Randoph Field was located about 15 miles east-northeast of San Antonio, Texas. In its second season under head coach Frank Tritico, the team compiled a perfect 12–0 record, shut out nine opponents, outscored all opponents by a total of 508 to 19, and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll.[1]

1944 Randolph Field Ramblers football
Treasury Bond Bowl, W 13–6 vs. Second Air Force
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 3
1944 record	12–0
Head coach	Frank Tritico (2nd season)
Home stadium	Grater Field/Alamo Stadium

1944 military service football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Randolph Field			–					12	–	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
Bunker Hill NAS			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Great Lakes Navy			–					9	–	2	–	1
No. 10 March Field			–					7	–	2	–	2
North Carolina Pre-Flight			–					6	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Second Air Force			–					10	–	4	–	1
Camp Peary			–					5	–	2	–	0
Third Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	1
Alameda Coast Guard			–					4	–	2	–	2
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight			–					4	–	4	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Players (with the positions and prior teams in parentheses) included Bill Dudley (back, Pittsburgh Steelers), Pete Layden (fullback, Texas), F.O. "Dippy" Evans (back, Notre Dame), Bob Cifers (back, Tennessee), Jake Leicht (back, Oregon), Don Looney (end, Pittsburgh Steelers), Jack Russell (end, Baylor), Harold Newman (end, Alabama), Martin Ruby (tackle, Texas A&M), Walter Merrill (tackle, Alabama), Bill Bagwell (guard, Rice), Jack Freeman (guard, Texas), and Ken Holley (center, Holy Cross).[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Abilene Field			W 67–0		[1]
September 30	at Rice		Rice Field Houston	W 59–0	20,000	[3]
October 7	at Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 42–6	19,000	[4]
October 14	SMU	No. 4	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 41–0	18,000	[5]
October 22	vs. 7th Armored, Camp Polk	No. 3	Forth Worth, TX	W 67–0	10,000	[6]
October 28	Third Air Force	No. 3	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 19–0	22,000	[7]
November 4	North Texas Agricultural	No. 4	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 68–0		[8]
November 11	Maxwell Field	No. 4	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 25–0		[9]
November 18	Southwestern (TX)	No. 2	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 54–0	652	[10]
November 26	vs. Amarillo Field	No. 4	Farrington Field Fort Worth, TX	W 33–0	11,000	[11]
December 10	at No. 14 March Field	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	W 20–7	50,000	[12]
December 16	vs. No. 20 Second Air Force	No. 3	Polo Grounds New York City	W 13–6	8,356	[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	Not released	4	3	3	4	4	2	4	3 T	3

References

1. "1944 Randolph Field Ramblers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
2. "Randolph Field To Shoot All-Star Lineup at Rice". Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Randolph Field Smothers Rice Institute 55 to 0". Valley Morning Star. October 1, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Longhorns Take 42-6 Trouncing From Randolph". Valley Evening Monitor. October 8, 1944. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ramblers Smother SMU 41-0: Bill Dudley Stars Again For Randolph". Valley Morning Star. October 15, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ramblers Kick Polk Team 67-0". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 23, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Randolph Field Turns Back Gremlins, 19-0". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ramblers Romp Over N. T. Aggies, 68-0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 5, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Randolph Defeats Maxwell 25 to 0". Valley Evening Monitor. November 12, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Randolph Beats Navy Boys, 54-0". Longview Daily News. November 19, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Ramblers Rumble Over Sky Giants 33-0: Dudley Leads Fliers To Win". The Amarillo Daily News. November 27, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Ramblers Down Flyers, 20-7, Before 50,000: March Field Eleven Gives Texans Toughest Test of Grid Campaign". Los Angeles Times. December 11, 1944. p. II-8 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Ramblers Nip Bombers, 13-6". Los Angeles Times. December 17, 1944. p. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.