| 1944Maryville Bearcats football | |
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MIAA champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–0 (1–0 MIAA) |
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Seasons ← 1943 1946 → | |
The1944 Maryville Bearcats football team was anAmerican football team that represented Maryville State Teachers College (also known as Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, later renamed asNorthwest Missouri State University) atMaryville, Missouri, as a member of theMissouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the1944 college football season. In their eighth season under head coachRyland Milner,[1] the Bearcats compiled a perfect 7–0 record (1–0 against MIAA opponents), shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 209 to 21.[2][3] They were ranked at No. 86 among the nation's college and military service teams in the final 1944Litkenhous Ratings.[4]
The team was led by halfback George W. Campbell who coach Miller called "the classiest back throughout the midwest" and "the best brokenfield runner I've ever seen here."[5]
The season ended on October 13 as coach Milner's efforts to schedule an additional opponent were unsuccessful.[6]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Washburn | Maryville, MO | W 27–0 | [7] |
| September 8 | atMissouri Valley | Marshall, MO | W 38–0 | [8] |
| September 15 | atPittsburg State | Pittsburg, KS | W 26–13 | [9] |
| September 22 | Central Missouri State | Maryville, MO | W 28–6 | [10] |
| September 29 | atPeru State | Peru, NE | W 29–0 | [11] |
| October 6 | at Washburn | W 25–0 | [12] | |
| October 13 | Pittsburg State | Maryville, MO | W 33–2 | [13] |