1944 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 7–3 (4–3 Big Ten) |
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MVP | John Tavener |
Captain | John Tavener[1] |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Ohio State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his 11th year as head coach of the Hoosiers.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | Fort Knox* | W 72–0 | |||
September 23 | at Illinois | L 18–26 | 7,986 | ||
September 30 | at Michigan | W 20–0 | 20,500 | ||
October 14 | Nebraska | No. 19 |
| W 54–0 | |
October 21 | at Northwestern | No. 20 | W 14–7 | ||
October 28 | Iowa | No. 17 |
| W 32–0 | |
November 4 | at No. 3 Ohio State | No. 15 | L 7–21 | 56,380 | |
November 11 | at Minnesota | L 14–19 | 30,254 | ||
November 18 | Pittsburgh* |
| W 47–0 | ||
November 25 | at Purdue | W 14–6 | 27,500 | ||
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Rankings
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 19т | 20 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
1945 NFL draftees
[edit]Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Pete Pihos | Wide receiver | 5 | 41 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Bob Cowan | Back | 12 | 111 | Chicago Cardinals |
John Cannady | Back | 16 | 154 | Chicago Cardinals |
References
[edit]- ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Indiana Football Record Book. 2023. p. 13. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Jack Byrne, "The Service Teams USA", 1943 Football Illustrated Annual. New York: Fiction House, Inc., 1943; pg. 16.
- ^ "1944 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "1944 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "1945 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2015.