1944 Navy Midshipmen men's soccer team

1944 Navy Midshipmen men's soccer
1944 Navy Midshipmen men's soccer
National Champions (ISFA/NSCAA)
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1–0
Head coach	Tom Taylor (24th season);
Home stadium	Thompson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

ConferenceIndependent

Record6–1–0

Headcoach

Tom Taylor (24th season)

HomestadiumThompson Stadium

The 1944 Navy Midshipmen men's soccer team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1944 ISFA season. It was the program's 24th season of existence.

The 1944 season saw Navy win the ISFA national championship, and was voted by NSCAA as the number one team in the nation following the end of the season.^[1] It was Navy's third college soccer national championship. The program was coached by former Olympic gold medalist,^[2] Tom Taylor who had been coaching the program since its inception.

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
10-21-1944*	at Penn State	W 2–1	1–0–0	Thompson Stadium University Park, PA
10-28-1944*	Penn	W 8–1	2–0–0	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD
11-04-1944*	Muhlenberg	W 7–0	3–0–0	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD
11-08-1944*	Navy–Bainbridge	L 1–3	3–1–0	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD
11-15-1944*	Bucknell	W 6–0	4–1–0	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD
11-18-1944*	Swarthmore	W 5–0	5–1–0	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD
11-25-1944*	at Army Army–Navy Cup	W 1–0	6–1–0	Michie Stadium West Point, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

v t e Navy Midshipmen men's soccer
Venues	Worden Field (1921–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–2001) Glenn Warner Soccer Facility (2002–present)
Rivalries & Cups	Army: Army–Navy Cup
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band
People	Head coaches Notable players
Seasons	1943 1944 1945 1964
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Men's college soccer national champions (pre-NCAA era)
Pre-regulation (1857–1904)	1858: Princeton (ASHA) 1859: Princeton (ASHA) 1860: Princeton (ASHA) 1861–66: None 1867: Carroll (ASHA, IFRA) 1868: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1869: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1870: Princeton (ASHA) / Rutgers (IFRA) 1871: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1872: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1873: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1874: Stevens Tech (ASHA, IFRA) 1875: Yale (ASHA, IFRA) 1876: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1877: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA) 1878: Vermont (ASHA, IFRA) 1879: SUNY-Upstate (ASHA, IFRA) 1880: Gettysburg (ASHA, IFRA) 1881: Washington and Lee (ASHA, IFRA) 1882: Washington and Lee (ASHA, IFRA) 1883: Richmond (ASHA, IFRA) 1884: Iowa (ASHA, IFRA) 1885: VMI (ASHA, IFRA) 1886: Iowa (ASHA, IFRA) 1887: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1888: Iowa (ASHA, IFRA) 1889: VMI (ASHA, IFRA) 1890: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1891: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1892: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1893: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1894: Christian Brothers (ASHA) / St. Bonaventure (IFRA) 1895: Christian Brothers (ASHA) / Princeton (IFRA) 1896: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1897: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1898: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1899: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1900: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1901: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1902: Christian Brothers (ASHA) / Haverford (IFRA) 1903: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA) 1904: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
ISFL (1905–1926)	1905: Christian Brothers / Haverford 1906: Haverford 1907: Haverford 1908: Haverford / Yale 1909: Columbia 1910: Columbia 1911: Haverford 1912: Yale 1913: Harvard Spring 1914: Harvard Fall 1914: Penn 1915: Haverford 1916: Penn 1917: None awarded 1918: Haverford 1919: Penn 1920: Penn 1921: Princeton 1922: Princeton 1923: Penn 1924: Penn 1925: Princeton 1926: Haverford / Princeton / Penn State
ISFA (1927–1958)	1927: Princeton 1928: Yale 1929: Penn State 1930: Harvard / Penn / Yale 1931: Penn 1932: Penn / Navy 1933: Penn / Penn State 1934: Cornell 1935: Yale 1936: Penn State / Princeton / Syracuse / West Chester 1937: Penn State / Princeton / Springfield 1938: Penn State 1939: Penn State 1940: Penn State / Princeton 1941: Springfield (ASHA) / Rider (ASHA) / Temple (ASHA, NSCAA) / UMass (NSCAA) 1942: Princeton / RPI / Springfield / UMass 1943: RPI / Navy 1944: Navy 1945: Yale (ASHA) / Haverford (ASHA) / Army (NSCAA) / Navy (NSCAA) 1946: Springfield 1947: Maryland (NSCAA) / Springfield (ASHA, ISFA) 1948: Connecticut 1949: San Francisco (SB) / Penn State (SB) 1950: Penn State (SB) / West Chester (ASHA, NSCAA) 1951: Temple (ASHA, SB, NSCAA) / Franklin & Marshall (ISFA) 1952: Franklin & Marshall 1953: Temple 1954: Penn State 1955: Penn State 1956: Trinity 1957: CCNY / Springfield 1958: Drexel
ASHA: American Soccer History Archives IFRA: Intercollegiate Football Record Association ISFA: Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association ISFL: Intercollegiate Soccer Football League NSCAA: National Soccer Coaches Association of America SB: Soccer Bowl

1944 Navy Midshipmen men's soccer team

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