1944 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONArmy9–0 overall
HEISMANLes HorvathOhio State · HB/QB
#1 PICKCharley TrippiGeorgia · Chicago Cardinals, 1945 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

3 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1945Sugar BowlDuke 29, Alabama 26
Jan 1, 1945Orange BowlTulsa 26, Georgia Tech 12
Jan 1, 1945Rose BowlUSC 25, Tennessee 0

1944 STANDINGS

8 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Oklahoma finished atop the 1944 Big 6 standings at 4–0–1 in conference play (6–2–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma4–0–16–2–1–
Iowa State3–1–15–1–1–
Missouri2–1–23–4–2–
Nebraska2–32–6–
Kansas1–42–6–
Kansas State1–41–5–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Texas Tech finished atop the 1944 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 2–0 in conference play (3–6 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Texas Tech2–03–6
New Mexico0–21–3

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Colorado finished atop the 1944 Mountain State Athletic standings at 2–0 in conference play (2–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Colorado2–02–0
Utah1–2–14–1
Utah State0–21–2

PACIFIC COAST

USC finished atop the 1944 Pacific Coast standings at 3–0–2 in conference play (4–0–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC3–0–24–0–2USC 25–0 TENN
Washington1–13–1–
California1–3–11–3–1–
UCLA1–2–11–2–1–

SEC

Tennessee finished atop the 1944 SEC standings at 5–0–1 in conference play (7–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Tennessee5–0–17–1–1USC 25–0 TENN
Georgia Tech4–07–3TLSA 26–12 GT
Georgia4–26–3–
Mississippi State3–25–2–
Alabama3–1–25–2–2DUKE 29–26 ALA
Ole Miss2–32–5–
LSU2–3–12–5–1–
Tulane1–24–3–
Kentucky1–53–6–
Auburn0–43–4–
Florida0–32–3–

SOUTHERN

Wake Forest finished atop the 1944 Southern standings at 6–1 in conference play (8–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wake Forest6–18–1–
Duke4–06–3DUKE 29–26 ALA
NC State3–26–2–
Clemson3–14–5–
South Carolina1–33–3–1–
Maryland1–11–7–1–
North Carolina0–3–10–7–1–

SOUTHWEST

TCU finished atop the 1944 Southwest standings at 3–1–1 in conference play (5–3–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU3–1–15–3–1OKST 34–0 TCU
Texas3–25–3–
Texas A&M2–35–4–
Arkansas2–2–15–4–1–
Rice2–34–5–
SMU2–34–4–

WESTERN

Ohio State finished atop the 1944 Western standings at 6–0 in conference play (8–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio State6–08–0–
Michigan5–26–2–
Indiana4–36–3–
Purdue4–24–3–
Minnesota3–2–15–2–1–
Illinois3–35–4–
Wisconsin2–42–5–
Iowa0–61–6–
Northwestern0–5–11–6–1–

INDEPENDENTS

Army finished atop the 1944 independents at 9–0.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Army9–0–
Notre Dame7–2–
Oklahoma State7–0OKST 34–0 TCU
Tulsa7–1TLSA 26–12 GT
Navy6–2–
Virginia6–1–1–
Penn State6–3–
West Virginia4–3–1–
Michigan State4–1–
Pittsburgh3–5–
Syracuse2–4–1–
Miami1–6–1–
Nevada1–1–
Boston College1–2–
Temple0–4–2–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

1 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1945Postseason gameOklahoma State 34, TCU 0