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1944 Fort Pierce Amphibs football team

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Ranking
APNo. 18
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 Fort Pierce football team represented the Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base in Tampa, Florida, during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled an 9–0 record and was ranked No. 18 in the final 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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8at Miami Navy Training CenterW 40–7[2]
October 14Chatham Army Air BaseW 74–0[3]
October 20at Miami (FL)W 38–013,959[4]
October 23Mayport Naval Section BaseW 53–0[5]
October 28Miami Naval Training CenterW 70–0[6]
November 17at Stuart TigersStuart, FLW 38–0[7]
November 25at Jacksonville Navy
W 21–010,000[8]
December 3Third Air ForceW 7–611,000[9]
December 10Keesler FieldW 34–7[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Fort Pierce Lands Three All-Service Positions in South". The Binghamton Press. November 28, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fort Pierce Navy Beats Miami 40-7". The Palm Beach Post. October 9, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Amphibs Gain 74-0 Victory". The Miami News. October 15, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Fort Pierce Wins". The Tampa Times. October 23, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miami's NTC Buried By 70-0 Score". The Miami News. October 29, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fort Pierce Swamps Stuart Tigers, 38-0". The Palm Beach Post. November 18, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fort Pierce Amphibs Beat Jacksonville Navy, 21 to 0". The Tampa Tribune. November 26, 1944. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Fort Pierce Amphibs Spank Keesler, 34-7". Tampa Bay Times. December 11, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.