1944 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team
American college football season
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The 1944 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at the University of Iowa as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its third season, the team compiled a 10–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 313 to 96, and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP poll.[1][2]
| 1944 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
In June 1944, Jack Meagher—the head football coach at Auburn from 1934 to 1942—was assigned to replace Don Faurot as the pre-fight school's head coach. Faurot had been transferred to Monmouth College in January. Meagher was serving as a lieutenant commander in the Navy and had been assigned previously to the technical training center in Norman, Oklahoma.[3] Meagher's assistant coaches in 1944 included Bud Wilkinson (who later coached at Oklahoma), Steve Sinko, and Chuck Jaskwhich. Harvey Harman was the athletic director.[4][5]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Iowa Pre-Flight ranked eighth among the nation's college and service teams and first out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 115.9.[6][7]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | at Michigan | L 7–12 | 20,243 | |||||
| September 23 | at Minnesota | W 19–13 | 31,600 | [8] | ||||
| September 30 | Olathe NAS | W 45–12 | 5,000 | [9] | ||||
| October 7 | vs. Second Air Force | W 12–6 | 29,500 | [10] | ||||
| October 14 | at No. 7 Purdue | No. 11 | W 13–6 | 18,000 | [11] | |||
| October 22 | Fort Warren | No. 5 |
| W 30–0 | 8,000 | [12] | ||
| October 29 | at Marquette | No. 6 | W 26–0 | 8,000 | [13] | |||
| November 4 | at Tulsa | No. 7 | W 47–27 | 18,000 | [14] | |||
| November 11 | Bunker Hill NAS | No. 7 |
| W 33–7 | 4,000 | [15] | ||
| November 18 | at Missouri | No. 7 | W 51–7 | [16] | ||||
| November 25 | vs. Iowa | No. 7 |
| W 30–6 | 2,500 | [17] | ||
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 11 (1) | 5 (0.25) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 (2) | 6 (1) | 6 (1) |
Roster
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Arthur Guepe | Back |
| John Herriman | End |
| Lou King | Back |
| Bus Mertes | Back |
| Randle Rushing | Back |
| Don Samuels | Back |
| Vic Schleich | Tackle |
| Bob Smith | Back |
| Jimmy Smith | Back |
| Warren Smith | Tackle |
| George Strohmeyer | Center |
| Dick Sullivan | Back |
| Dell Taylor | Back |
| Don Waldron | Back |
| Charles Woodward | Back |
| Courtney Simpson | Tackle |
