1944 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football team

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]

1944 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
1944 record6–0
Head coach
  • John Gregg
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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at OklahomaW 28–1415,000[3]
October 14at ArkansasW 27–7[4]
October 21at Amarillo Field
W 19–13[5]
October 29at Second Air ForceDenverW 13–6[6]
November 4at No. 19 Oklahoma A&MW 15–07,000[7]
November 11at Lubbock FieldNo. 15W 42–03,000[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

The AP released their first rankings on October 9. The Zoomers entered the rankings on November 6.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final 
AP Not released NR NR NR NR 15 18 T 17 13 13 T

References

  1. "1944 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. "Tossup Rating Given Sky Giant-Zoomer Tilt Tonight". The Amarillo Daily News. October 21, 1944. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Oklahoma Bows To Norman Navy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 1, 1944. p. 28 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Norman Navy Tops Arkansas". The Nashville Tennessean. October 15, 1944. p. 2C via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Eshmont Stars for Zoomers". Arizona Republic. October 22, 1944. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Norman Naval Zoomers Defeat Superbombers by 13-6 Count". Salt Lake Telegram. October 30, 1944. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Zoomers Wreck Aggies, 15-0: Eshmont Dashes 27 and 61". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1944. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  8. 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.
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