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1944 Miami Naval Training Center Navaltars football team

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1944 Miami Naval Training Center Navaltars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
  • Philip S. Fox (1st season)
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
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
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 Miami Naval Training Center Navaltars football team represented United States Navy's Miami Naval Training Center (Miami NTC) during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Philip S. Fox, the Navaltars compiled a record of 2–8.[1] The team's roster included George Connor, Bernie Digris, and Warren Giese.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Miami NTC ranked 155th among the nation's college and service teams and 21st out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 57.1.[2][3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 308:15 p.m.Daniel FieldL 7–187,841[4][5]
October 83:15 p.m.Fort Pierce
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 7–40[6][7][8]
October 14at Jacksonville NAS
L 13–395,000[9][10]
October 223:15 p.m.Third Infantry
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 7–41[11][12]
October 288:00 p.m.at Fort Pierce
L 0–70[13][14][15]
November 11at Daniel Field
L 6–19[16][17]
November 19at Third InfantryFort Benning, GAL 6–7[18][19]
November 218:15 p.m.University of Havana
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 30–13[20][21]
November 258:15 p.m.Maxwell Field
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 0–13[22][23]
December 2Lakeland AAF? [24]
December ?Bartow AAFW 26–0[25]

References

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  1. ^ "215-lb. Line To Oppose Navaltars". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. September 27, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 10, 1944). "Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City Utah. p. 8B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1944). "Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "NTC Navaltars Battle Daniel Field Tonight". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. September 30, 1944. p. 8A. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Thompson, Woody (October 1, 1944). "Daniel Field Wins, 18 To 7". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1C. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Navaltars Battle Pierce All-Americans In Bowl". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. October 8, 1944. p. 3D. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Kinney, Henry (October 9, 1944). "Daley, Goldberg Lead Heavy Attack On Navaltars". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Fort Pierce Navy Beats Miami 40-7". The Palm Beach Post. October 9, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jax Navy Host To Navaltars". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 14, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Navaltars Go Down, 39-13, To Jax Fliers". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 1C. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Miami Navaltars Battle 'Hillenbrand Cockades' Today". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 22, 1944. p. 3C. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Thompson, Woody (October 23, 1944). "Hillenbrand Stars As Fort Benning Swamps Navaltars". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4A. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Football Navy Amphibs vs. Miami Navy". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. October 27, 1944. p. 16. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Navaltars In Second Tilt With Amphibs". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. October 28, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Miami's NTC Buried By 70-0 Score". The Miami News. October 29, 1944. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "NTC Meets Daniel Field". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. November 11, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Daniel Field Victorious". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Associated Press. November 13, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Cockades Top Miami Tars". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 20, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Third Infantry Nips Miami Naval Eleven". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. November 20, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ "Havana Opposes Miami NTC '11'". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. November 21, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ "Fleet Cubans Score Twice In NTC Win". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. November 23, 1944. p. 3B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ^ "Maxwell Faces NTC In Stadium". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. November 25, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ^ "Marauders vanquish NTC, 13–0". The Miami Herald. November 26, 1944. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Navaltars Leave For Lakeland Go". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. December 1, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  25. ^ "NTC Gridders To Be Honored". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. December 9, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.