1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team

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1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
1944 record4–4
Head coach
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 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at Saint Mary's College of California during the 1944 college football season. In its third season, the team compiled a 4–4 record, outscored opponents by a total of 96 to 70, and was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll.[1] This would be 1 of only 3 college football programs to make the final AP poll with a .500 or lower win percentage, with the other two being Notre Dame in 1959 (5-5, #17), and Purdue in 1960 (4-4-1, #19)

In August 1944, Lt. Jules V. Sikes was named as the team's coach. He had been an assistant coach to the 1943 team.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Pacific (CA)
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 6–14[3]
October 1at Fleet City
  • Forster Field
  • Shoemaker, CA
L 0–1210,000[4]
October 14vs. USC
L 0–613,000[5]
October 21at UCLA
W 21–1220,000[6]
October 29 No. 11 March Field
L 0–7[7]
November 12vs. Alameda Coast Guard
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 32–1325,000[8]
November 19Fleet CityMoraga, CAW 3–03,000[9][10]
November 25at California
W 33–620,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lt. Sikes Named St. Mary's Coach". The Greenville (SC) News. August 6, 1944. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stagg's Eleven Upsets Fliers". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fleet City Rallies To Beat Pre-Flight Eleven, 12-0". Oakland Tribune. October 2, 1944. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Trojans Triumph Over St. Mary's Pre Flight In Tight Battle, 6 to 0". The Fresno Bee. October 15, 1944. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Al Wolf (October 22, 1944). "St. Mary's Preflights Jolt Bruins, 21 to 12: Davis Gallops Over Uclans". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6.
  7. ^ "Flyers Bump Air Devils". Los Angeles Times. October 30, 1944. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Airdevils Slap Alameda, 32-13". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pre-Flight Wins, 3-0: Sanford Boots 14 Yard Field Goal". San Francisco Examiner. November 20, 1944. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Airdevils Add New Threat for Cal". Oakland Tribune. November 20, 1944. p. 14C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bears Lose 6th Straight Clash, 33-6". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1944. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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