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American college football season
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 head coach.[1] Cliff Battles and Jim Tuttle were assistant coaches.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, El Toro ranked 23rd among the nation's college and service teams and first out of six United States Marine Corps teams with a rating of 100.0.[2][3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Hanley's Marines To Unleash Power". The Fresno Bee. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ "Marines Edge Sailors, 13-7". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1944. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flying Marines Spank Army Eleven, 56 to 0". Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1944. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California Marines Best Beaumont Team". The Paris (TX) News. October 8, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marines Edge San Diego Navy By Touchdown". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 16, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fleet City Gobs Drop 14-0 Tussle To El Toro Marines". Nevada State Journal. October 29, 1944. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "El Toro Marines Trounce Coronado". The Fresno Bee. November 11, 1944. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "El Toro Maines Swamp Foes, 42-0". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1944. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "El Toro Clouts Pilots, 60-0". Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1944. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
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