1944 El Toro Flying Marines football team

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 coach.[1] Cliff Battles and Jim Tuttle were assistant coaches.

1944 El Toro Flying Marines football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 16
1944 record	8–1
Head coach	Dick Hanley
Home stadium	Santa Ana Municipal Bowl

1944 military service football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Fleet City		Camp Shoemaker Dublin, CA	W 13–7	6,000	[2]
September 30	Fairfield Army Air Base		Municipal Bowl Santa Ana, CA	W 56–0		[3]
October 7	Beaumont (TX) Army Raiders		Municipal Bowl Santa Ana, CA	W 52–0		[4]
October 15	at San Diego NTS		San Diego	W 6–0		[5]
October 22	at No. 14 March Field		Wheelock Field Riverside, CA	L 14–20	16,000	[6]
October 28	Fleet City		Municipal Bowl Santa Ana, CA	W 14–0	8,000	[7]
November 11	at Coronado Amphibious Forces	No. 17	Balboa Stadium San Diego	W 51–7		[8]
November 18	at Fort Bliss Antiaircraft	No. 15	El Paso, TX	W 42–0		[9]
November 25	vs. San Francisco Coast Guard	No. 16	Santa Barbara, CA	W 60–0		[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Hanley's Marines To Unleash Power". The Fresno Bee. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Marines Edge Sailors, 13-7". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1944. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Flying Marines Spank Army Eleven, 56 to 0". Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1944. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "California Marines Best Beaumont Team". The Paris (TX) News. October 8, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Marines Edge San Diego Navy By Touchdown". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 16, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "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. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fleet City Gobs Drop 14-0 Tussle To El Toro Marines". Nevada State Journal. October 29, 1944. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "El Toro Marines Trounce Coronado". The Fresno Bee. November 11, 1944. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "El Toro Maines Swamp Foes, 42-0". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1944. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "El Toro Clouts Pilots, 60-0". Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1944. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.