American college football season
The 1944 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football team represented the Naval Air Station Norman during the 1944 college football season . The station was located in Norman, Oklahoma . The team compiled a 6–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 40, and was ranked No. 13 in the final AP Poll . The team won games against major college teams, Oklahoma , Arkansas , and Oklahoma A&M .[ 1] Lt. Commander John Gregg was the team's coach.[ 2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings , Norman ranked 22nd among the nation's college and service teams and third out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 101.3.[ 3] [ 4]
Schedule
Rankings
The AP released their first rankings on October 9. The Zoomers entered the rankings on November 6.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 — — — — 15 18т 17 13 13т
References
^ "1944 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ "Tossup Rating Given Sky Giant-Zoomer Tilt Tonight" . The Amarillo Daily News . October 21, 1944. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 10, 1944). "Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues" . The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City Utah . p. 8B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1944). "Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Oklahoma Bows To Norman Navy" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 1, 1944. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Norman Navy Tops Arkansas" . The Nashville Tennessean . October 15, 1944. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tossup Rating Given Sky Giant-Zoomer Tilt Tonight" . The Amarillo Daily News . Amarillo, Texas . October 21, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Eshmont Stars for Zoomers" . Arizona Republic . October 22, 1944. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Zoomers and Army Superbombers Meet This Afternoon" . The Norman Transcript . Norman, Oklahoma . October 29, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Norman Naval Zoomers Defeat Superbombers by 13-6 Count" . Salt Lake Telegram . October 30, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Norman Navy Spills Dobbs' Mates, 13 to 6" . The Des Moines Register . October 30, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Zoomers Wreck Aggies, 15-0: Eshmont Dashes 27 and 61" . The Des Moines Register . November 5, 1944. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Sgt. Tom Miller (November 12, 1944). "Norman Zoomers Drop LAAF, 42-0: Len Eshmont Leads Power-Laden Zoomers To Easy Grid Win Over Fighting Fliers" . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
Bowl games All-Service 1942 1943 1944 1945