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The 1944 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1944 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1944 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).[1][2]

The USC Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championship with an 8–0–2 record, finished the season ranked #7 in the final AP Poll, and had five players named to the first team by either the AP or UP: halfbacks Gordon Gray (AP, UP) and Jim Hardy (AP, UP), ends Jim Callanan (AP, UP) and Don Hardy (AP, UP), and tackle John Ferraro (AP, UP).[1][2]

The Washington Huskies finished second in the PCC with a 5-3-0 record and placed two players on the first team: quarterback Keith DeCourcey (AP, UP) and guard Jim McCurdy (AP, UP). Despite a 3-6-1 record, the California Golden Bears also placed two players on the first team: guard Bill Hachten (AP, UP) and center Roger Harding (AP, UP).[1][2]

Two players from teams outside the PCC received first-team honors. They were tackles James Turner of the Pacific Tigers (coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg) and Bob McClure (UP) of Nevada.[1][2]

All-Pacific Coast selections

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Backs

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  • Keith DeCourcey, Washington (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Gordon Gray, USC (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Jim Hardy, USC (AP-1; UP-1)
  • John Roesch, UCLA (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Bob Waterfield, UCLA (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Dick Ottele, Washington (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Jack Myers, UCLA (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Duane Whitehead, USC (AP-2)
  • Alf Sorensen, Nevada (UP-2)

Ends

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  • James Callanan, USC (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Don Hardy, USC (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Dave Hirschler, California (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Dick Hagen, Washington (AP-2)
  • Henry Melusky, Washington (UP-2)

Tackles

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  • John Ferraro, USC (AP-1; UP-1)
  • James Turner, Pacific (AP-1, UP-2)
  • Bob McClure, Nevada (AP-2; UP-1)
  • Marshall Romer, USC (AP-2)
  • Henry Borghi, California (UP-2)

Guards

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  • Bill Hachten, California (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Jim McCurdy, Washington (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Dick Madigan, California (AP-2, UP-2)
  • John Simons, UCLA (AP-2, UP-2)

Centers

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  • Roger Harding, California (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Gordon Berlin, Washington (AP-2, UP-2)

Key

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AP = Associated Press[1]

UP = United Press[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Trojans Cop Five Places On All-Coast Grid Eleven". The Oregon Statesman. December 6, 1944. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c d e "McClure on All-Coast Squad; Sorensen Makes Second Team". Nevada State Journal. December 14, 1944. p. 12.
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