1944 Fort Pierce Amphibs football team explained

Year:1944
Team:Fort Pierce Amphibs
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Aprank:18
Record:9–0
Head Coach:Hamp Pool
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:Jaycee Field

The 1944 Fort Pierce Amphibs football team represented the Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base, in Fort Pierce, Florida, during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 9–0 record and was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll.

Three players from the Fort Pierce team were named to the Associated Press All-Service southern football team: back Bill Daley; tackle Donald Cohenour; and center Bill Godwin.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Fort Pierce ranked 26th among the nation's college and service teams and fourth out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 99.5.[2] [3]

Rankings

See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings.

Notes and References

  1. News: Fort Pierce Lands Three All-Service Positions in South. The Binghamton Press. November 28, 1944. 17. 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 . .