1944 Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record6–0
Head coach
  • John Gregg (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1944 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Randolph Field   –  11 –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
Hondo AAF   –  7 –1 –0
Bunker Hill NAS   –  6 –1 –0
Lincoln AAF   –  6 –1 –0
Blackland AAF   –  7 –1 –1
Keesler Field   –  8 –1 –2
No. 17 Great Lakes Navy   –  9 –2 –1
No. 10 March Field   –  7 –2 –2
Third Air Force   –  8 –3 –0
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –  6 –2 –1
Atlantic City NAS   –  5 –2 –0
Camp Peary   –  5 –2 –0
Tonopah AAF   –  5 –2 –0
Daniel Field   –  7 –3 –0
No. 20 Second Air Force   –  10 –4 –1
San Francisco Coast Guard   –  4 –2 –1
Ellington Field   –  6 –3 –2
Amarillo AAF   –  5 –3 –0
Alameda Coast Guard   –  4 –2 –2
Coronado Amphibious   –  2 –1 –1
Olathe NAS   –  4 –2 –2
Selman Field   –  4 –2 –2
Galveston AAF   –  5 –3 –2
Fleet City   –  6 –4 –1
Jacksonville NAS   –  4 –3 –0
San Diego NTS   –  4 –3 –1
Camp Beale   –  5 –4 –0
Lubbock AAF   –  5 –4 –0
Fort Warren   –  5 –4 –1
Fort Monroe   –  5 –5 –0
Klamath Falls Marines   –  2 –2 –1
Maxwell Field   –  5 –5 –0
Minter Field   –  3 –3 –0
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –  4 –4 –0
Fourth Infantry   –  3 –4 –2
Georgia Pre-Flight   –  4 –5 –0
Third Infantry   –  4 –5 –0
Bergstrom Field   –  3 –4 –0
Ottumwa NAS   –  3 –4 –0
Camp Lee   –  3 –5 –0
Cherry Point Marines   –  3 –6 –0
Chatham Field   –  2 –8 –1
Sampton NTS   –  2 –7 –0
Miami NTC   –  2 –8 –0
Bryan AAF   –  1 –7 –0
Fairfield-Suisun AAB   –  1 –7 –0
Richmond AAB   –  0 –10 –1
Camp Ellis   –  0 –5 –0
South Plains AAF   –  0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Oklahoma
W 28–1415,000[5]
October 14at Arkansas
W 27–7[6]
October 218:00 p.m.at Amarillo AAF
W 19–13[7][8]
October 292:30 p.m.Second Air Force
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 13–6[9][10][11]
November 4at No. 19 Oklahoma A&M
W 15–07,000[12]
November 11at Lubbock AAFNo. 15
W 42–03,000[13]

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.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
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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. ↑ 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 Open access icon.
  4. ↑ 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 Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Oklahoma Bows To Norman Navy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 1, 1944. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Norman Navy Tops Arkansas". The Nashville Tennessean. October 15, 1944. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "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 Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Eshmont Stars for Zoomers". Arizona Republic. October 22, 1944. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Zoomers and Army Superbombers Meet This Afternoon". The Norman Transcript. Norman, Oklahoma. October 29, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Norman Naval Zoomers Defeat Superbombers by 13-6 Count". Salt Lake Telegram. October 30, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Norman Navy Spills Dobbs' Mates, 13 to 6". The Des Moines Register. October 30, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Zoomers Wreck Aggies, 15-0: Eshmont Dashes 27 and 61". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1944. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ 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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