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1944 Millsaps Majors football team

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1944 Millsaps Majors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia     6 1 2
No. 4 Navy     6 3 0
West Virginia     5 3 1
Delaware State     2 3 0
Tennessee Tech     1 2 0
Miami (FL)     1 7 1
Millsaps     1 5 0
Sewanee     0 3 1
Howard (AL)     0 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Millsaps Majors football team was an American football team that represented Millsaps College as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In their 1st year under head coach Benjamin O. Van Hook, the team compiled a 1–5 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Arkansas A&M
L 0–43[1]
October 7at Mississippi StateL 56–0[2]
October 14at AlabamaL 0–55[3]
November 4at Southwestern LouisianaW 19–0[4]
November 11Murray StateJackson, MSL 0–20[5]
November 25at Murray State
L 0–58[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Monticello A&M routs Millsaps Majors 43 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maroons maul Millsaps, 56–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Crimson Tide drowns Millsaps under 55 to 0 deluge". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SLI defeated by gridders from Millsaps". The Daily Advertiser. November 6, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Underwood led Murray to win over Millsaps". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 13, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Murray winds up successful grid year by blasting Millsaps 58–0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 26, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.