1944 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1944 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1944 record 7–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Bo McMillin
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
1944 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Ohio State $ 6 0 0     9 0 0
#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
#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 champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1944 college football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 Fort Knox* Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN W 72–0   -
September 23 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL L 18–26   -
September 30 at Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 20–0   20,500
October 14 Nebraska No. 19 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN W 54–0   -
October 21 at Northwestern No. 20 Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 14–7   -
October 28 Iowa No. 17 Iowa StadiumIowa City, IA W 32–0   -
November 4 at No. 3 Ohio State No. 15 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 7–21   56,380
November 11 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 14–19   30,254
November 18 Pittsburgh* Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN W 47–0   -
November 25 at Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) W 14–6   -
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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1945 NFL draftees

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

  1. Jack Byrne, "The Service Teams USA," 1943 Football Illustrated Annual. New York: Fiction House, Inc., 1943; pg. 16.
  2. "1944 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  3. "1945 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
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