1944 El Toro Flying Marines football team explained

Year:	1944
Team:	El Toro Flying Marines
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Aprank:	16
Record:	8–1
Head Coach:	Dick Hanley
Hc Year:	1st
Stadium:	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.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

Rankings

See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings.

Notes and References

1. News: Hanley's Marines To Unleash Power. The Fresno Bee. 2B. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues . . . December 10, 1944 . 8B . April 9, 2023 . .
3. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings . . . December 17, 1944 . 4, section 2 . April 15, 2023 . .