1944_Fort_Pierce_Amphibs_football_team
1944 Fort Pierce Amphibs football team
American college football season
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.
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1944 Fort Pierce Amphibs football | |
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Conference | Independent |
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AP | No. 18 |
Record | 9–0 |
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Home stadium | Jaycee Field |
Seasons ← 1943 |
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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]
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 8 | 3:15 p.m. | at Miami NTC | W 40–7 | [4][5][6] | |||||
October 14 | Chatham Field | Fort Pierce, FL | W 74–0 | [7] | |||||
October 20 | at Miami (FL) |
| W 38–0 | 13,959 | [8] | ||||
October 23 | Mayport Naval Section Base | Fort Pierce, FL | W 53–0 | [9] | |||||
October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Miami NTC |
| W 70–0 | [10][11][12] | ||||
November 17 | at Stuart Tigers | Stuart, FL | W 38–0 | [13] | |||||
November 25 | at Jacksonville NAS |
| W 21–0 | 10,000 | [14] | ||||
December 3 | vs. Third Air Force | W 7–6 | 11,000 | [15] | |||||
December 10 | Keesler Field | No. 18 | Fort Pierce, FL | W 34–7 | [16] | ||||
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See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
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- "Fort Pierce Lands Three All-Service Positions in South". The Binghamton Press. November 28, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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
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- 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
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- "Navaltars Battle Pierce All-Americans In Bowl". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. October 8, 1944. p. 3D. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- 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
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- "Fort Pierce Navy Beats Miami 40-7". The Palm Beach Post. October 9, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Amphibs Gain 74-0 Victory". The Miami News. October 15, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "Fort Pierce Wins". The Tampa Times. October 23, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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
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- "Navaltars In Second Tilt With Amphibs". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. October 28, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- "Miami's NTC Buried By 70-0 Score". The Miami News. October 29, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Fort Pierce Swamps Stuart Tigers, 38-0". The Palm Beach Post. November 18, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Fort Pierce Amphibs Beat Jacksonville Navy, 21 to 0". The Tampa Tribune. November 26, 1944. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "Fort Pierce Amphibs Spank Keesler, 34-7". Tampa Bay Times. December 11, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.