1944 Florida
4–3 (0–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tom Lieb. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mayport NAS 36–6Sep 23
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsMayport NAS | W 36–6 | 82% |
| Sep 30 | vs Ole Miss | L 6–26 | 54% |
| Oct 7 | vsJacksonville Naval Air Station | W 27–20 | 56% |
| Oct 14 | at 15Tennessee | L 0–40 | 14% |
| Oct 28 | vs Maryland | W 14–6 | 68% |
| Nov 3 | at Miami | W 13–0 | 51% |
| Nov 11 | vs Georgia | L 12–38 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Georgia 38–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).
- Record
- 4–3
- Conference
- 0–3 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 108–136
- Coach
- Tom Lieb
- Elo
- 1414 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.2 No. 84 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joe Graham
Drafted in 1945
The 1945 draft| Rd 1 | Paul Duhart RB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 4 | Roger Adams C | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 5 | Joe Graham E | Green Bay Packers |
All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Dewell RushingEUP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia Tech | 4–0 | 8–3 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 5–0–1 | 7–1–1 | 12 |
| Georgia | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
 Alabama | 3–1–2 | 5–2–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
 LSU | 2–3–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–3 | 2–6 | |
 Tulane | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
 Kentucky | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Florida | 0–3 | 4–3 | |
 Auburn | 0–4 | 4–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.