1944 Yale Bulldogs football team

1944 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–0–1
Head coach	Howie Odell (3rd season)
Captain	Macauley Whiting [1]
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1943 1945  →

1944 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					7	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse			–					2	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	8	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1944 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Howie Odell, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 7–0–1 record. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Coast Guard		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 7–3	16,000	[3]
October 7	Cornell		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 16–7	25,000	[4]
October 14	Columbia		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 27–10	10,000	[5]
October 28	Rochester		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 32–0	8,000	[6]
November 4	Dartmouth		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 6–0	40,000	[7]
November 11	Brown		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 13–0	12,000	[8]
November 18	North Carolina	No. 20	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 13–6	10,000	[9]
November 25	Virginia		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	T 6–6	18,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1944 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	18т	—

NFL draft

Main article: 1945 NFL draft

The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. ^[11]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
10	95	Paul Walker	E	Detroit Lions

References

1. "Year By Year Scores: 1944". Yale Football Media Guide. 1964. p. 69. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Internet Archive.
2. "1944 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
3. Lee, Bill (October 1, 1944). "Yale Drives 63 Yards for Touchdown to Turn Back Coast Guard Academy 7-3; Loh Tallies for Blue in Last Period". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 8, 1944). "Yale Upsets Cornell; Elis Triumph, 16-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Richardson, William D. (October 15, 1944). "Yale Overcomes Columbia by 27-10 to Stay Unbeaten". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Cushing, Elliot (October 29, 1944). "Yale Batters Outclassed UR, 32-0: Penn, Barksdale Lead Rout; Line Thwarts Varsity". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
7. Lee, Bill (November 5, 1944). "Yale Keeps Perfect Record by Shading Dartmouth, 6-0 Before 40,000 in Bowl; Elis Thwart Indians' Fourth Period Surge". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
8. McGowen, Roscoe (November 12, 1944). "Yale Subdues Brown, 13-0, Counting in Last 2 Periods". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Keyes, Frank (November 19, 1944). "Unbeaten, Untied Elis Capture Seventh, 13-6". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
10. Claassen, Harold (November 26, 1944). "Yale, Virginia in Tie; Elis' Hopes Crushed in 6-6 Deadlock". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.