1944 Southwestern Pirates football team
The 1944 Southwestern Pirates football team represented Southwestern University during the 1944 college football season. The Pirates were coached by Randolph M. Medley, compiled a 7–5 record, and were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they defeated the UNAM Pumas, champions of American football in Mexico.> This was also the first time an American football team had played in a bowl with a team from Mexico, the phenomenon not occurring again until the 2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl.
| 1944 Southwestern Pirates football | |
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Sun Bowl, W 35–0 vs. University of Mexico | |
| Conference | Texas Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (0–0 Texas) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ed J. "Blotz" Blodzinski |
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