1944 Wayne Tartars football team
The 1944 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 1–1 record, defeating the team from Otterbein College and losing to Michigan State.[1]
| 1944 Wayne Tartars football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John Rice |
| Home stadium | University of Detroit Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Wesleyan | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Gembis was in his 13th year as head coach.[2][3] John Rice was the team captain.[4] Harold Vogler was selected as the most valuable player.[5][6]
The team was originally scheduled to play five games, but three of the games were cancelled. Wayne had scheduled a home-and-away series with Michigan State Normal on October 21 and November 11, but Normal's coach cancelled, claiming not to have enough manpower. A third game against Muskingum was also cancelled.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 14 | Otterbein | W 27–12 | 500 | [8][9] | ||
| October 27 | 8:15 p.m. | Michigan State |
| L 0–32 | 10,500 | [10][11][12] |
References
- "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- "Bad Luck? Gembis Opens 13th Year as Wayne Coach". Detroit Free Press. September 17, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bob Latshaw (September 24, 1944). "Sideline Sidelights". Detroit Free Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- 2016 Football Media Guide, p. 112.
- 2016 Football Media Guide, p. 98.
- "38 Answer First Wayne Gridiron Call". Detroit Free Press. September 19, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wayne Foes Grow Scarce: Hurons Back Down on Scheduled Games". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1944. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tartars Display Power to Defeat Otterbein in Season Opener, 27-12". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1944. pp. 2-1 to 2-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tartars Display Power to Defeat Otterbein in Season Opener, 27-12 (part 2)". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1944. pp. 2-1 to 2-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bob Latshaw (October 27, 1944). "Records Give MSC Wide Edge, but Wayne's Hopes Are High". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bob Latshaw (October 28, 1944). "Wayne Balloon Busted: Spartans Wallop Tartars, 32-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Hal Schram (October 28, 1944). "Wayne Easy Mark For Spartans, 32-0". The Lansing State Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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