1944 El Toro Flying Marines football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1944 El Toro Flying Marines football Independent 16 8–1 Dick Hanley 1st Santa Ana Municipal Bowl The 1944 El Toro Flying Marines football team represented the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station during the 1944 college football season. The station was located in Orange County, California, near the town of El Toro (later renamed Lake Forest). The team compiled an 8–1 record and was ranked No. 16 in the final AP poll. Lt. Col. Dick Hanley was the team's head coach.Hanley's Marines To Unleash Power The Fresno Bee 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17790113/hanleys_marines_to_unleash_power/ Newspapers.com Cliff Battles and Jim Tuttle were assistant coaches. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, El Toro ranked 23rd among the nation's college and service teams and first out of six United States Marine Corps teams with a rating of 100.0.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 y y y 1944 AP September 16 at Fleet City Camp Shoemaker Dublin, CA W 13-7 6,000 Marines Edge Sailors, 13-7 Los Angeles Times September 17, 1944 II-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17792810/marines_edge_sailors_137/ Newspapers.com September 30 Fairfield-Suisun AAB Municipal Bowl Santa Ana, CA W 56-0 Flying Marines Spank Army Eleven, 56 to 0 Los Angeles Times October 1, 1944 II-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17792375/flying_marines_spank_army_eleven_56_to/ Newspapers.com October 7 1944 Beaumont General Hospital Raiders Beaumont General Hospital Municipal Bowl Santa Ana, CA W 52-0 California Marines Best Beaumont Team The Paris (TX) News October 8, 1944 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17791812/california_marines_best_beaumont_team/ Newspapers.com October 15 at San Diego NTS San Diego, CA W 6-0 Marines Edge San Diego Navy By Touchdown The San Bernardino County Sun October 16, 1944 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17790828/marines_edge_san_diego_navy_by_touchdown/ Newspapers.com October 22 at No. 14 March Field Wheelock Field Riverside, CA L 14-20 16,000 March Field Whips Marines In Hard Game; 16,000 See Fliers Check El Toro Rally, Win 20-14 The San Bernardino County Sun October 23, 1944 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17776772/march_field_whips_marines_in_hard_game/ Newspapers.com October 28 Fleet City Municipal Bowl Santa Ana, CA W 14-0 8,000 Fleet City Gobs Drop 14-0 Tussle To El Toro Marines Nevada State Journal October 29, 1944 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17791038/fleet_city_gobs_drop_140_tussle_to_el/ Newspapers.com November 11 at Coronado Amphibious Training Base 17 Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA W 51-7 El Toro Marines Trounce Coronado The Fresno Bee November 11, 1944 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17791233/el_toro_marines_trounce_coronado/ Newspapers.com November 18 at 1944 Fort Bliss Anti-Aircraft Gunners Fort Bliss 15 El Paso, TX W 42-0 El Toro Maines Swamp Foes, 42-0 Los Angeles Times November 19, 1944 II-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17792544/el_toro_marines_swamp_foes_420/ Newspapers.com November 25 vs San Francisco Coast Guard 16 Santa Barbara, CA W 60-0 El Toro Clouts Pilots, 60-0 Los Angeles Times November 26, 1944 II-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17792466/el_toro_clouts_pilots_600/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1944 college football rankings AP 1 9 NR NR NR NR 17 15 16 18т 16 References El Toro Category:El Toro Flying Marines football seasons El Toro Flying Marines football