1944 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

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1944 Southern Illinois Maroons football
Conference Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1944 record3–3 (2–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
  1942
1945  
1944 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois State $300700
Illinois State Normal 100341
Southern Illinois 210330
Eastern Illinois 120130
Western Illinois 040080
  • $ Conference champion

The 1944 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1944 college football season. Under fifth-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 3–3 record. [1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Eastern Illinois W 15–12
October 7at Indiana State * Terre Haute, IN L 6–55
October 14at Western Illinois
W 25–6 [2]
October 28Western IllinoisDagger-14-plain.png
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 39–02,200 [3]
November 4at Southeast Missouri State *L 7–26
November 10 Northern Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 12–13 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 115. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. Young, Fred (October 15, 1944). "Southern Tips Leathernecks By 25-6 Score". The Pantagraph . p. 11. Retrieved January 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Young, Fred (October 29, 1944). "Southern Takes Homecoming Battle, 39-0". The Pantagraph . p. 8. Retrieved January 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Young, Fred (November 11, 1944). "Northern Cops IIAC Football Honors, 13-12". The Pantagraph . p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.