1944 El Toro Flying Marines football team

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1944 El Toro Flying Marines football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 16
1944 record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSanta Ana Municipal Bowl
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 military service football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Randolph Field   –   12 – 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
Bunker Hill NAS   –   6 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Great Lakes Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 10 March Field   –   7 – 2 – 2
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Second Air Force   –   10 – 4 – 1
Camp Peary   –   5 – 2 – 0
Third Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 1
Alameda Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 2
San Francisco Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 1
Coronado Amphibious   –   2 – 1 – 1
Fleet City   –   6 – 4 – 1
San Diego NTS   –   4 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   4 – 4 – 0
Klamath Falls Marines   –   2 – 2 – 1
Maxwell Field   –   4 – 5 – 0
Fairfield-Suisun AAB   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 El Toro Flying Marines football team represented the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station during the 1944 college football season. The station was located in Orange County, California, near the town of El Toro (later renamed Lake Forest). The team compiled an 8–1 record and was ranked No. 16 in the final AP Poll. Lt. Col. Dick Hanley was the team's coach.[1] Cliff Battles and Jim Tuttle were assistant coaches.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Fleet City
  • Camp Shoemaker
  • Dublin, CA
W 13–76,000[2]
September 30Fairfield-Suisun AAB
  • Municipal Bowl
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 56–0[3]
October 7Beaumont (TX) Army Raiders
  • Municipal Bowl
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 52–0[4]
October 15at San Diego NTSSan DiegoW 6–0[5]
October 22at No. 14 March Field
  • Wheelock Field
  • Riverside, CA
L 14–2016,000[6]
October 28Fleet City
  • Municipal Bowl
  • Santa Ana, CA
W 14–08,000[7]
November 11at Coronado Amphibious Training BaseNo. 17
W 51–7[8]
November 18at Fort Bliss AntiaircraftNo. 15El Paso, TXW 42–0[9]
November 25vs. San Francisco Coast GuardNo. 16Santa Barbara, CAW 60–0[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Hanley's Marines To Unleash Power". The Fresno Bee. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Marines Edge Sailors, 13-7". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1944. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flying Marines Spank Army Eleven, 56 to 0". Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1944. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "California Marines Best Beaumont Team". The Paris (TX) News. October 8, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marines Edge San Diego Navy By Touchdown". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 16, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "March Field Whips Marines In Hard Game; 16,000 See Fliers Check El Toro Rally, Win 20-14". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 23, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fleet City Gobs Drop 14-0 Tussle To El Toro Marines". Nevada State Journal. October 29, 1944. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "El Toro Marines Trounce Coronado". The Fresno Bee. November 11, 1944. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "El Toro Maines Swamp Foes, 42-0". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1944. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "El Toro Clouts Pilots, 60-0". Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1944. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
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