1944 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1944 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his 11th year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

1944 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJohn Tavener
CaptainJohn Tavener[1]
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
No. 8 Michigan 5 2 0 8 2 0
Purdue 4 2 0 5 5 0
Minnesota 3 2 1 5 3 1
Indiana 4 3 0 7 3 0
No. 15 Illinois 3 3 0 5 4 1
Wisconsin 2 4 0 3 6 0
Northwestern 0 5 1 1 7 1
Iowa 0 6 0 1 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 16Fort Knox*W 72–0
September 23at IllinoisL 18–267,986
September 30at MichiganW 20–020,500
October 14NebraskaNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 54–0
October 21at NorthwesternNo. 20W 14–7
October 28IowaNo. 17
W 32–0
November 4at No. 3 Ohio StateNo. 15L 7–2156,380
November 11at MinnesotaL 14–1930,254
November 18Pittsburgh*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 47–0
November 25at PurdueW 14–627,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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1945 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Pete Pihos Wide receiver 5 41 Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Cowan Back 12 111 Chicago Cardinals
John Cannady Back 16 154 Chicago Cardinals

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References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results". Indiana Football Record Book. 2023. p. 13. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Jack Byrne, "The Service Teams USA", 1943 Football Illustrated Annual. New York: Fiction House, Inc., 1943; pg. 16.
  3. ^ "1944 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "1944 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "1945 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2015.