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Top 25 College Football Games of 1944

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
67/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1944Week 8

    Duke at Navy

    Duke 0, Navy 7

    No. 11 Duke vs. No. 2 Navy · 7-point margin

    Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    67

    Game score

  2. 1944Week 4

    Iowa Pre-Flight at Michigan

    Iowa Pre-Flight 7, Michigan 12

    No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight vs. No. 10 Michigan · 5-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    65

    Game score

  3. 1944Week 6

    North Carolina Pre-Flight at Navy

    North Carolina Pre-Flight 21, Navy 14

    No. 18 North Carolina Pre-Flight vs. No. 3 Navy · 7-point margin

    Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  4. 1944PostseasonNeutral site

    Alabama vs. Duke

    Alabama 26, Duke 29

    No. 16 Alabama vs. No. 11 Duke · 3-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  5. 1944PostseasonNeutral site

    Georgia Tech vs. Tulsa

    Georgia Tech 12, Tulsa 26

    No. 10 Georgia Tech vs. No. 7 Tulsa · 14-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  6. 1944Week 7

    USC at California

    USC 6, California 6

    No. 8 USC vs. Unranked California · 0-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  7. 1944Week 5

    USC at UCLA

    USC 13, UCLA 13

    No. 11 USC vs. Unranked UCLA · 0-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  8. 1944Week 7

    North Carolina Pre-Flight at Duke

    North Carolina Pre-Flight 13, Duke 6

    No. 20 North Carolina Pre-Flight vs. No. 11 Duke · 7-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  9. 1944Week 8

    Iowa Pre-Flight at Purdue

    Iowa Pre-Flight 13, Purdue 6

    No. 6 Iowa Pre-Flight vs. Unranked Purdue · 7-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  10. 1944Week 8

    Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight at USC

    Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 0, USC 6

    Unranked Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight vs. No. 7 USC · 6-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  11. 1944Week 7

    Second Air Force (Colorado) at Iowa Pre-Flight

    Second Air Force (Colorado) 6, Iowa Pre-Flight 12

    Unranked Second Air Force (Colorado) vs. No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight · 6-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  12. 1944Week 5

    Iowa Pre-Flight at Minnesota

    Iowa Pre-Flight 19, Minnesota 13

    No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight vs. Unranked Minnesota · 6-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  13. 1944Week 6

    Great Lakes Navy at Illinois

    Great Lakes Navy 26, Illinois 26

    No. 13 Great Lakes Navy vs. Unranked Illinois · 0-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  14. 1944Week 8

    Alameda Coast Guard at March Field

    Alameda Coast Guard 20, March Field 20

    Unranked Alameda Coast Guard vs. No. 14 March Field · 0-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  15. 1944PostseasonNeutral site

    Tennessee vs. USC

    Tennessee 0, USC 25

    No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 7 USC · 25-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  16. 1944Week 8

    Ohio State at Wisconsin

    Ohio State 20, Wisconsin 7

    No. 3 Ohio State vs. Unranked Wisconsin · 13-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  17. 1944Week 5

    Indiana at Illinois

    Indiana 18, Illinois 26

    Unranked Indiana vs. No. 10 Illinois · 8-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    43

    Game score

  18. 1944Week 5

    Wake Forest at North Carolina

    Wake Forest 7, North Carolina 0

    No. 12 Wake Forest vs. Unranked North Carolina · 7-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    42

    Game score

  19. 1944Week 7

    Michigan at Minnesota

    Michigan 28, Minnesota 13

    No. 6 Michigan vs. Unranked Minnesota · 15-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15

    40

    Game score

  20. 1944Week 6

    Duke at Pennsylvania

    Duke 7, Pennsylvania 18

    No. 10 Duke vs. Unranked Pennsylvania · 11-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15

    40

    Game score

  21. 1944Week 5

    Michigan at Marquette

    Michigan 14, Marquette 0

    No. 8 Michigan vs. Unranked Marquette · 14-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    39

    Game score

  22. 1944Week 5

    Purdue at Great Lakes Navy

    Purdue 18, Great Lakes Navy 27

    Unranked Purdue vs. No. 14 Great Lakes Navy · 9-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    38

    Game score

  23. 1944Week 6

    Pacific at USC

    Pacific 6, USC 18

    Unranked Pacific vs. No. 12 USC · 12-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15

    37

    Game score

  24. 1944Week 6

    Coast Guard at Yale

    Coast Guard 3, Yale 7

    Unranked Coast Guard vs. No. 20 Yale · 4-point margin

    Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    37

    Game score

  25. 1944Week 6

    Indiana at Michigan

    Indiana 20, Michigan 0

    Unranked Indiana vs. No. 5 Michigan · 20-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15

    36

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.