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1944 Melville PT Boats football team

1944 Melville PT Boats football
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1944 military service football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Randolph Field   –   11 – 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
Hondo AAF   –   7 – 1 – 0
Bunker Hill NAS   –   6 – 1 – 0
Lincoln AAF   –   6 – 1 – 0
Blackland AAF   –   7 – 1 – 1
Keesler Field   –   8 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Great Lakes Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 10 March Field   –   7 – 2 – 2
Third Air Force   –   8 – 3 – 0
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   6 – 2 – 1
Atlantic City NAS   –   5 – 2 – 0
Camp Peary   –   5 – 2 – 0
Tonopah AAF   –   5 – 2 – 0
Daniel Field   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Second Air Force   –   10 – 4 – 1
San Francisco Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 1
Ellington Field   –   6 – 3 – 2
Amarillo AAF   –   5 – 3 – 0
Alameda Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 2
Coronado Amphibious   –   2 – 1 – 1
Olathe NAS   –   4 – 2 – 2
Selman Field   –   4 – 2 – 2
Galveston AAF   –   5 – 3 – 2
Fleet City   –   6 – 4 – 1
Jacksonville NAS   –   4 – 3 – 0
San Diego NTS   –   4 – 3 – 1
Camp Beale   –   5 – 4 – 0
Lubbock AAF   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fort Warren   –   5 – 4 – 1
Fort Monroe   –   5 – 5 – 0
Klamath Falls Marines   –   2 – 2 – 1
Maxwell Field   –   5 – 5 – 0
Minter Field   –   3 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fourth Infantry   –   3 – 4 – 2
Georgia Pre-Flight   –   4 – 5 – 0
Third Infantry   –   4 – 5 – 0
Melville PT Boats   –   3 – 0 – 0
Bergstrom Field   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ottumwa NAS   –   3 – 4 – 0
Camp Lee   –   3 – 5 – 0
Cherry Point Marines   –   3 – 6 – 0
Chatham Field   –   2 – 8 – 1
Sampton NTS   –   2 – 7 – 0
Miami NTC   –   2 – 8 – 0
Bryan AAF   –   1 – 7 – 0
Fairfield-Suisun AAB   –   1 – 7 – 0
Richmond AAB   –   0 – 10 – 1
Camp Ellis   –   0 – 5 – 0
South Plains AAF   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Melville PT Boat football team represented the Melville Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center during the 1944 college football season. The team was led by player-coach Lt. Red McClain, who played for SMU and the New York Giants prior to World War II.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 4at Boston CollegeAlumni Field Chestnut Hill, MAW 45–012,000[2]
November 11at HarvardHarvard Stadium Boston, MAW 13–07,500[3]
November 19at Holy CrossFitton Field Worcester, MAW 13–12[4]

References

  1. ^ Nason, Jerry (November 21, 1944). "PT Coach Sees Ray of Hope for Eagles vs. H. C.". The Boston Globe.
  2. ^ Kane, Dan (November 5, 1944). "Veterans of Coral Sea Too Sturdy for Eagles". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ Kane, Dan (November 12, 1944). "Spunk, Shrewd Defenses Chief Crimson Assets". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross Beaten By Torpedoes, 13-12". The New York Times. November 20, 1944.
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