1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team

The 1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at Saint Mary's College of California during the 1944 college football season. In its third season, the team compiled a 4–4 record, outscored opponents by a total of 95 to 70, and was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll.[1] This would be 1 of only 3 college football programs to make the final AP poll with a .500 or lower win percentage, with the other two being Notre Dame in 1959 (5-5, #17), and Purdue in 1960 (4-4-1, #19)

1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
1944 record4–4
Head coach
1944 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Randolph Field   –    12 –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
Bunker Hill NAS   –    6 –1 –0
No. 3 Great Lakes Navy   –    9 –2 –1
No. 10 March Field   –    7 –2 –2
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –    6 –2 –1
No. 20 Second Air Force   –    10 –4 –1
Camp Peary   –    5 –2 –0
Third Air Force   –    7 –3 –1
Alameda Coast Guard   –    4 –2 –2
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –    4 –4 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

In August 1944, Lt. Jules V. Sikes was named as the team's coach. He had been an assistant coach to the 1943 team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Pacific (CA)
L 6–14[3]
October 1at Fleet City
L 0–1210,000[4]
October 14vs. USCL 0–613,000[5]
October 21at UCLAW 21–1220,000[6]
October 29 No. 11 March FieldL 0–7[7]
November 12vs. Alameda Coast Guard
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 32–1325,000[8]
November 19Fleet CityMoraga, CAW 3–03,000[9]
November 25at CaliforniaW 33–620,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1944 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. "Lt. Sikes Named St. Mary's Coach". The Greenville (SC) News. August 6, 1944. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Stagg's Eleven Upsets Fliers". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fleet City Rallies To Beat Pre-Flight Eleven, 12-0". Oakland Tribune. October 2, 1944. p. 8.
  5. "Trojans Triumph Over St. Mary's Pre Flight In Tight Battle, 6 to 0". The Fresno Bee. October 15, 1944. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Al Wolf (October 22, 1944). "St. Mary's Preflights Jolt Bruins, 21 to 12: Davis Gallops Over Uclans". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6.
  7. "Flyers Bump Air Devils". Los Angeles Times. October 30, 1944. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Airdevils Slap Alameda, 32-13". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Airdevils Add New Threat for Cal". Oakland Tribune. November 20, 1944. p. 14C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bears Lose 6th Straight Clash, 33-6". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1944. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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