1944 Southwestern Pirates football team

The 1944 Southwestern Pirates football team represented Southwestern University during the 1944 college football season. The Pirates were coached by Randolph M. Medley, compiled a 7–5 record, and were invited to the 1945 Sun Bowl where they defeated the UNAM Pumas, champions of American football in Mexico.[1] This was also the first time an American football team had played in a bowl with a team from Mexico, the phenomenon not occurring again until the 2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl

1944 Southwestern Pirates football
ConferenceTexas Conference
1944 record7–5 (0–0 Texas)
Head coach
CaptainEd J. "Blotz" Blodzinski

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17at Galveston Army Air Field*Galveston, TXW 32–6
September 23at Louisiana Tech*
W 26–0
September 30at Texas*
L 0–20
October 5Tarleton State*Georgetown, TXW 18–0
October 7at SMU*
L 15–16
October 13North Texas Agricultural*Georgetown, TXW 39–7
October 21at Texas Tech*
W 21–19
November 4South Plains Army Air Field*Georgetown, TXW 21–6
November 11at Tulsa*
L 6–51
November 18at No. 2 Randolph Field*
L 0–54652
December 2at Rice*
L 7–18
January 1, 1945vs. University of Mexico*
W 35–013,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "- All-time Game Results". Southwestern University. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
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