1944 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1944 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1944 record	7–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo McMillin (11th season)
MVP	John Tavener
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)
Seasons

1944 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Ohio State †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#8 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#15 Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Iowa	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his 11th year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Fort Knox*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	W 72–0	-
September 23	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	L 18–26	-
September 30	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	W 20–0	20,500
October 14	Nebraska	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	W 54–0	-
October 21	at Northwestern	No. 20	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	W 14–7	-
October 28	Iowa	No. 17	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	W 32–0	-
November 4	at No. 3 Ohio State	No. 15	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	L 7–21	56,380
November 11	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 14–19	30,254
November 18	Pittsburgh*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	W 47–0	-
November 25	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 14–6	-
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1945 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Pete Pihos	Wide receiver	5	41	Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Cowan	Back	12	111	Chicago Cardinals
John Cannady	Back	16	154	Chicago Cardinals