1944 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football team

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1944 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
1944 record6–0
Head coach
  • John Gregg
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 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football team represented the Naval Air Station Norman during the 1944 college football season. The station was located in Norman, Oklahoma. The team compiled a 6–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 40, and was ranked No. 13 in the final AP Poll. The team won games against major college teams, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Oklahoma A&M.[1] Lt. Commander John Gregg was the team's coach.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Oklahoma
W 28–1415,000[3]
October 14at Arkansas
W 27–7[4]
October 21at Amarillo Field
  • Butler Field
  • Amarillo, TX
W 19–13[5]
October 29at Second Air ForceDenverW 13–6[6]
November 4at No. 19 Oklahoma A&M
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 15–07,000[7]
November 11at No. 15
W 42–03,000[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings[]

The AP released their first rankings on October 9. The Zoomers entered the rankings on November 6.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final 
AP Not released NR NR NR NR 15 18 T 17 13 13 T

References[]

  1. ^ "1944 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Tossup Rating Given Sky Giant-Zoomer Tilt Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. October 21, 1944. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma Bows To Norman Navy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 1, 1944. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Norman Navy Tops Arkansas". The Nashville Tennessean. October 15, 1944. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eshmont Stars for Zoomers". Arizona Republic. October 22, 1944. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Norman Naval Zoomers Defeat Superbombers by 13-6 Count". Salt Lake Telegram. October 30, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Zoomers Wreck Aggies, 15-0: Eshmont Dashes 27 and 61". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1944. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Sgt. Tom Miller (November 12, 1944). "Norman Zoomers Drop LAAF, 42-0: Len Eshmont Leads Power-Laden Zoomers To Easy Grid Win Over Fighting Fliers". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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