1944 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1944 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football Independent 17 9–2–1 Paul Brown 1st Ross Field The 1944 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team represented Great Lakes Naval Training Station during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 9–2–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 348 to 134, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP poll.1944 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 25, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/great-lakes-navy/1944-schedule.html In April 1944, Paul Brown, who coached at Ohio State before the war, was commissioned as a lieutenant and assigned to coach the Great Lakes football team.Buckeye Coach To Great Lakes: Paul Brown Ordered to Report Monday; May Be Bluejacket Grid Mentor Lafayette Journal and Courier April 14, 1944 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17853108/buckeye_coach_to_great_lakes_paul/ Newspapers.com The players on the 1944 Great Lakes team included backs Jim Youel (quarterback, Iowa), Eddie Saenz (left halfback, USC), Chuck Avery (right halfback, Minnesota), Jim Mello (fullback, Notre Dame), Don Lesher (halfback), Don Manglold (Indiana), Bob Hanlon, and Ara Parseghian (Miami (OH)), ends Cecil Souders and George Young (Georgia), and linemen Pete Krivonak (guard), Jesse Hahn (guard), and Carmen Izzo (center).1944 Great Lakes College Football Historical Society Newsletter LA84 Foundation http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv12/CFHSNv12n3g.pdf 2018-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20160911232637/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv12/CFHSNv12n3g.pdf 2016-09-11 dead In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Great Lakes Navy ranked 11th among the nation's college and service teams and second out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 112.4.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122545021/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Utah December 10, 1944 8B April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/122892812/ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania December 17, 1944 4, section 2 April 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule 1944 AP y y y September 16 Fort Sheridan Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 62-0 25,000 Fort Sheridan Loses, 62-0, To Bluejackets Chicago Tribune II-1, II-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17855990/fort_sheridan_loses_620_to/ Newspapers.com September 23 Purdue Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 27-18 25,000 Youel Fires Sailors Over Purdue, 27-18: Iowan Runs 93 and Hurls for 3 Tallies The Des Moines Register Bert McGrane September 24, 1944 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17859464/youel_fires_sailors_over_purdue_2718/ Newspapers.com September 30 Illinois Ross Field Great Lakes, IL T 26-26 25,000 Illinois Holds Bluejackets to 26 to 26 Tie Chicago Tribune October 1, 1944 II-1, II-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17859537/illinois_holds_bluejackets_to_26_to_26/ Newspapers.com October 7 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 25-0 35,000 Great Lakes Trips Wildcats The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram (Richmond, IN) October 8, 1944 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17855765/great_lakes_trips_wildcats/ Newspapers.com October 14 Western Michigan 5 Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 38-0 25,000 Great Lakers Navigate 4th Victory, 38-0 The Des Moines Register October 15, 1944 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17855631/great_lakers_navigate_4th_victory_380/ Newspapers.com October 21 at No. 4 Ohio State 6 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH L 6-26 73,477 Ohio Beats Great Lakes, 26-6: 73,477 Watch Buckeye Rally in 4th Quarter Chicago Tribune Edward Burns II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17855115/ohio_beats_great_lakes_266_73477/ Newspapers.com October 28 at Wisconsin 16 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 40-12 24,000 Great Lakes Washes Over Badgers, 40-12 The Eau Claire Leader October 29, 1944 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17855367/great_lakes_washes_over_badgers_4012/ Newspapers.com November 5 at Marquette 14 Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI W 45-7 12,000 Marquette Put To Rout, 45-7, By Great Lakes Chicago Tribune November 6, 1944 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17859570/marquette_put_to_rout_457_by_great/ Newspapers.com November 11 Third Air Force 14 Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 12-10 25,000 Sailors Tally Twice in 4th, Win, 12-10 The Des Moines Register November 12, 1944 S3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17848400/sailors_tally_twice_in_4th_win_12_to/ Newspapers.com November 18 Marquette 13 Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 32-0 25,000 Marquette Is Beaten, 32 to 0, By Great Lakes Chicago Tribune November 19, 1944 II-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17859602/marquette_is_beaten_32_to_0_by_great/ Newspapers.com November 25 Fort Warren 12 Ross Field Great Lakes, IL W 28-7 23,000 Bluejackets Beat Soldiers Easily, 28 to 7 Chicago Tribune November 26, 1944 II-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17853302/bluejackets_beat_soldiers_easily_28_to/ Newspapers.com December 2 at No. 9 Notre Dame 12 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN L 7-28 38,000 Notre Dame Wins: Irish Trounce Great Lakes' Eleven, 28 to 7 Chicago Tribune December 3, 1944 II-1, II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17854769/notre_dame_wins_irish_trounce_great/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1944 college football rankings AP 1 9 5 (3) 6 (1) 16 14 14 13 12 12 17 References Great Lakes Navy Category:Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football seasons Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football