Gopher Football 1944 Season

1944 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/23/1944 Iowa Seahawks (10-1) L 13-19 09/30/1944 Nebraska (2-6) W 39-0 10/07/1944 Michigan (8-2) L 13-28 10/14/1944 Missouri (3-5-2) W 39-27 10/28/1944 @ Ohio State (9-0) L 14-34 11/04/1944 Homecoming Northwestern (1-7-1) T 14-14 11/11/1944 Indiana (7-3) W 19-14 11/18/1944 @ Iowa (1-7) W 46-0 11/25/1944 @ Wisconsin (3-6) W 28-26

1944 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Ohio State 6 0 0 1.000 9 0 0 1.000 Michigan 5 2 0 .714 8 2 0 .800 Purdue 4 2 0 .667 5 5 0 .500 Minnesota 3 2 1 .583 5 3 1 .611 Indiana 4 3 0 .571 7 3 0 .700 Illinois 3 3 0 .500 5 4 1 .550 Wisconsin 2 4 0 .333 3 6 0 .333 Northwestern 0 5 1 .083 1 7 1 .167 Iowa 0 6 0 .000 1 7 0 .125

Season notes:

Coached by Dr. George Hauser (3rd season).

1944 Poll Results

Associated Press

1. Army 9-0-0 2. Ohio State 9-0-0 3. Randolph Field 12-0-0 4. Navy 6-3-0 5. Bainbridge NTS 10-0-0 6. Iowa Preflight 10-1-0 7. Southern California 8-0-2 8. Michigan 8-2-0 9. Notre Dame 8-2-0 10. March Field 7-1-2 11. Duke 6-4-0 12. Tennessee 7-1-1 13. Georgia Tech 8-3-0 13. Norman Preflight 6-0-0 15. Illinois 5-4-1 16. El Toro Marines 8-1-0 17. Great Lakes NTS 9-2-1 18. Fort Pierce 8-0-0 19. St. Mary's Preflight 4-3-0 20. Second Air Force 10-4-1

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1944 Season Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1945 Southern California 25, Tennessee 0 Orange Bowl - 01/01/1945 Tulsa 26, Georgia Tech 12 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1945 Duke 29, Alabama 26 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1945 Oklahoma State 34, Texas Christian 0 Sun Bowl - 01/01/1945 Southwestern (TX) 35, Mexico 0