1944 Fort Pierce football team

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

1944 Fort Pierce football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 18
1944 record	9–0
Home stadium	Phillips Field

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

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8	at Miami Navy Training Center		Orange Bowl Miami	W 40–7		[2]
October 14	Chatham Army Air Base			W 74–0		[3]
October 20	at Miami (FL)		Burdine Stadium Miami	W 38–0	13,959	[4]
October 23	Mayport Naval Section Base			W 53–0		[5]
October 28	Miami Naval Training Center			W 70–0		[6]
November 17	at Stuart Tigers		Stuart, FL	W 38–0		[7]
November 25	at Jacksonville Navy		Mason Field Jacksonville, FL	W 21–0	10,000	[8]
December 3	Third Air Force		Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 7–6	11,000	[9]
December 10	Keesler Field			W 34–7		[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Fort Pierce Lands Three All-Service Positions in South". The Binghamton Press. November 28, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fort Pierce Navy Beats Miami 40-7". The Palm Beach Post. October 9, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Amphibs Gain 74-0 Victory". The Miami News. October 15, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mighty Amphibs Hurl Back Hurricanes: Bill Daley Leads Assault As Sub Foe Piles 38 Points". The Miami News. October 21, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fort Pierce Wins". The Tampa Times. October 23, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Miami's NTC Buried By 70-0 Score". The Miami News. October 29, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fort Pierce Swamps Stuart Tigers, 38-0". The Palm Beach Post. November 18, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fort Pierce Amphibs Beat Jacksonville Navy, 21 to 0". The Tampa Tribune. November 26, 1944. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Daley Paces Navy To 7-6 Win Over Grems: 11,000 Watch Game; Amphibs Line Is Tough". The Tampa Tribune. December 4, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fort Pierce Amphibs Spank Keesler, 34-7". Tampa Bay Times. December 11, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.