1944 Millsaps Majors football team

1944 Millsaps Majors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
  • Benjamin O. Van Hook (1st season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
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
Millsaps   –   3 – 6 – 0
Delaware State   –   2 – 3 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   1 – 2 – 0
North Texas Aggies   –   2 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   1 – 7 – 1
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 3–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Howard (AL)
W 20–145,000[1][2]
September 30Arkansas A&M
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 0–43[3]
October 7at Mississippi State
L 56–0[4]
October 14at Alabama
L 0–55[5]
October 21at Howard (AL)
W 19–7[6]
November 4at Southwestern Louisiana
W 19–0[7]
November 11Murray StateJackson, MSL 0–20[8]
November 18Jackson Army Air Base
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 0–13[9]
November 25at Murray State
L 0–58[10]

References

  1. ^ "Millsaps opens season tonight at Tiger Stadium". The Clarion-Ledger. September 23, 1944. Retrieved November 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rush leads Majors in 20–14 victory over Howard eleven". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1944. Retrieved November 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Monticello A&M routs Millsaps Majors 43 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maroons maul Millsaps, 56–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crimson Tide drowns Millsaps under 55 to 0 deluge". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Majors sink Seadogs, 19–7, in last stand". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved November 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SLI defeated by gridders from Millsaps". The Daily Advertiser. November 6, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Underwood led Murray to win over Millsaps". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 13, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jackson Air Base defeats Millsaps Majors 13 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1944. Retrieved November 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "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.
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