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1944 Fourth Infantry Raiders football team

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1944 Fourth Infantry Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–2
Head coach
  • Gene Myers (1st season)
Home stadiumDoughboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 Fourth Infantry Raiders football team represented the Fourth Infantry Regiment of the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, located near Columbus, Georgia, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Gene Myers, the Raiders compiled a record of 3–4–2.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fourth Infantry ranked 70th among the nation's college and service teams and 11th out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 81.5.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 288:00 p.m.Chatham Field
T 0–012,000[3][4][5]
October 74:00 p.m.at AuburnL 0–75,000[6][7]
October 152:00 p.m.vs. Third Infantry
  • Doughboy Stadium
  • Fort Benning, GA
W 14–622,000[8][9]
October 208:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
W 33–0[10][11]
October 292:00 p.m.Keesler Field
  • Doughboy Stadium
  • Fort Benning, GA
T 7–722,000[12][13]
November 53:30 p.m.at Maxwell FieldL 7–258,000[14][15][16]
November 18at Jacksonville NAS
L 19–265,000[17]
November 228:00 p.m.Maxwell Field
  • Doughboy Stadium
  • Fort Benning, GA
L 7–2612,000[18][19][20]
December 32:00 p.m.vs. Third Infantry
  • Doughboy Stadium
  • Fort Benning, GA
W 9–718,000[21][22]

References

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  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. ^ Voorhis, Chuck (September 28, 1944). "Raiders Open Grid Season Against Fliers Tonight". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 12. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Voorhis, Chuck (September 28, 1944). "Raiders Lack Scoring Punch, Tie Chatham". The Columbus Ledger. Columbus, Georgia. p. 6. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Voorhis, Chuck (September 28, 1944). "Raiders— (continued)". The Columbus Ledger. Columbus, Georgia. p. 14. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Sharman, Bob (October 7, 1944). "Tiger Clash With Raiders In Home Tilt". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 3. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Neu, Carl (October 8, 1944). "Auburn Nips Raiders". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Cronin, John T. (October 15, 1944). "Infantry Rivals Collide At Post". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Cronin, John T. (October 16, 1944). "McPhee Scores Twice As Raiders Win". The Columbus Ledger. Columbus, Georgia. p. 6. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Rose Bowl Game Star to Oppose Louisiana Tech". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 20, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "4th Infantry victors". The Times. October 21, 1944. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Cronin, John T. (October 29, 1944). "Commandos Attack Raiders At Benning". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Cronin, John T. (October 30, 1944). "'4th,' Keesler Tie In Thriller". The Columbus Ledger. Columbus, Georgia. p. 6. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Maxwell And Fourth Infantry Collide Here Today". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 5, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Adams, Sam (November 6, 1944). "Mauraders Use Straight Football To Triumph, 25 To 7". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Maxwell Field beats Ft. Benning combine". The Chattanooga Times. November 6, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Jacksonville Navy Downs Infantry 11". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. November 19, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ Cronin, John T. (November 22, 1944). "Raiders To Meet Marauders at Benning Tonight". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 15. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ Cronin, John T. (November 22, 1944). "Kemp— (continued)". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 17. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ Cronin, John T. (November 23, 1944). "Mauraduers Slaughter Raiders, 26-7". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ Cronin, John T. (December 3, 1944). "Cockades, Raiders Battle For Championship Today". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ^ Cronin, John T. (December 4, 1944). "Raiders Defeat Cockades, 9-7, For Post Title". The Columbus Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 5. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.