1944 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1944 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record7–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP John Tavener
Captain John Tavener [1]
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1943
1945  
1944 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 0 09 0 0
No. 8 Michigan 5 2 08 2 0
Purdue 4 2 05 5 0
Minnesota 3 2 15 3 1
Indiana 4 3 07 3 0
No. 15 Illinois 3 3 05 4 1
Wisconsin 2 4 03 6 0
Northwestern 0 5 11 7 1
Iowa 0 6 01 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 16 Fort Knox *W 72–0
September 23at Illinois L 18–267,986
September 30at Michigan W 20–020,500
October 14 Nebraska No. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 54–0
October 21at Northwestern No. 20W 14–7
October 28 Iowa No. 17
W 32–0
November 4at No. 3 Ohio State No. 15L 7–2156,380
November 11at Minnesota L 14–1930,254
November 18 Pittsburgh *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 47–0
November 25at Purdue W 14–627,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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AP 19т201715

1945 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Pete Pihos Wide receiver 541 Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Cowan Back 12111 Chicago Cardinals
John Cannady Back 16154 Chicago Cardinals

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References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results". Indiana Football Record Book. 2023. p. 13. Retrieved May 25, 2024 via Internet Archive.
  2. Jack Byrne, "The Service Teams USA", 1943 Football Illustrated Annual. New York: Fiction House, Inc., 1943; pg. 16.
  3. "1944 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. "1944 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. "1945 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2015.