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

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 95 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)

1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
1944 record4–4
Head coachJules V. Sikes (1st season)
1944 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight      4 4 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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. USCL 0–613,000[5]
October 21at UCLAW 21–1220,000[6]
October 29 No. 11 March FieldL 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]
November 25at California
W 33–620,000[10]
  • 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. "Airdevils Add New Threat for Cal". Oakland Tribune. November 20, 1944. p. 14C via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bears Lose 6th Straight Clash, 33-6". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1944. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
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