| Year: | 1944 |
| Team: | Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Aprank: | 6 |
| Record: | 10–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Meagher |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Iowa Stadium |
| Next Year: | none |
The 1944 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at the University of Iowa as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its third season, the team compiled a 10–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 313 to 96, and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll.[1] [2]
In June 1944, Jack Meagher—the head football coach at Auburn from 1934 to 1942—was assigned to replace Don Faurot as the pre-fight school's head coach. Faurot had been transferred to Monmouth College in January. Meagher was serving as a lieutenant commander in the Navyand had been assigned previously to the technical training center in Norman, Oklahoma.[3] Meagher's assistant coaches in 1944 included Bud Wilkinson (who later coached at Oklahoma), Steve Sinko, and Chuck Jaskwhich. Harvey Harman was the athletic director.[4] [5]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Iowa Pre-Flight ranked eighth among the nation's college and service teams and first out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 115.9.[6] [7]
See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings.
| Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Back | ||
| John Herriman | End | |
| Lou King | Back | |
| Back | ||
| Randle Rushing | Back | |
| Don Samuels | Back | |
| Vic Schleich | Tackle | |
| Back | ||
| Jimmy Smith | Back | |
| Warren Smith | Tackle | |
| Center | ||
| Dick Sullivan | Back | |
| Dell Taylor | Back | |
| Don Waldron | Back | |
| Charles Woodward | Back |