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1944 Fort Pierce Amphibs football team

The 1944 Fort Pierce Amphibs football team represented the Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base, in Fort Pierce, Florida, during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 9–0 record and was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll.

1944 Fort Pierce Amphibs football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record9–0
Head coach
Home stadiumJaycee Field
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

Three players from the Fort Pierce team were named to the Associated Press All-Service southern football team: back Bill Daley; tackle Donald Cohenour; and center Bill Godwin.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Pierce ranked 26th among the nation's college and service teams and fourth out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 99.5.[2][3]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 83:15 p.m.at Miami NTC
W 40–7[4][5][6]
October 14Chatham FieldFort Pierce, FLW 74–0[7]
October 20at Miami (FL)
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 38–013,959[8]
October 23Mayport Naval Section BaseFort Pierce, FLW 53–0[9]
October 288:00 p.m.Miami NTC
  • Jaycee Field
  • Fort Pierce, FL
W 70–0[10][11][12]
November 17at Stuart TigersStuart, FLW 38–0[13]
November 25at Jacksonville NAS
W 21–010,000[14]
December 3vs. Third Air Force
W 7–611,000[15]
December 10Keesler FieldNo. 18Fort Pierce, FLW 34–7[16]

Rankings edit

See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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References edit

  1. ^ "Fort Pierce Lands Three All-Service Positions in South". The Binghamton Press. November 28, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 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  .
  3. ^ 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  .
  4. ^ "Navaltars Battle Pierce All-Americans In Bowl". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. October 8, 1944. p. 3D. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Kinney, Henry (October 9, 1944). "Daley, Goldberg Lead Heavy Attack On Navaltars". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Fort Pierce Navy Beats Miami 40-7". The Palm Beach Post. October 9, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Amphibs Gain 74-0 Victory". The Miami News. October 15, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mighty Amphibs Hurl Back Hurricanes: Bill Daley Leads Assault As Sub Foe Piles 38 Points". The Miami News. October 21, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fort Pierce Wins". The Tampa Times. October 23, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Football Navy Amphibs vs. Miami Navy". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. October 27, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Navaltars In Second Tilt With Amphibs". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. October 28, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Miami's NTC Buried By 70-0 Score". The Miami News. October 29, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Fort Pierce Swamps Stuart Tigers, 38-0". The Palm Beach Post. November 18, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Fort Pierce Amphibs Beat Jacksonville Navy, 21 to 0". The Tampa Tribune. November 26, 1944. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Daley Paces Navy To 7-6 Win Over Grems: 11,000 Watch Game; Amphibs Line Is Tough". The Tampa Tribune. December 4, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Fort Pierce Amphibs Spank Keesler, 34-7". Tampa Bay Times. December 11, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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