1944 Bainbridge Commodores football team

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1944 Bainbridge Commodores football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 5
1944 record10–0
Head coach
Home stadiumTome Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 military service football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Randolph Field   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Bainbridge   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Fort Pierce   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 13 Norman NAS   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Iowa Pre-Flight   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 El Toro Marines   –   8 – 1 – 0
Bunker Hill NAS   –   6 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Great Lakes Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 10 March Field   –   7 – 2 – 2
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Second Air Force   –   10 – 4 – 1
Camp Peary   –   5 – 2 – 0
Third Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 1
Alameda Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 2
San Francisco Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 1
Coronado Amphibious   –   2 – 1 – 1
Fleet City   –   6 – 4 – 1
San Diego NTS   –   4 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   4 – 4 – 0
Klamath Falls Marines   –   2 – 2 – 1
Maxwell Field   –   4 – 5 – 0
Fairfield-Suisun AAB   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Bainbridge Naval Training Station Commodores football team represented the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Maryland during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 10–0 record and was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll. Joe Maniaci was the team's head coach.[1]

Bainbridge players took five of eleven spots on the Associated Press' All-Mid-Atlantic football team: end Ed Vandeweghe, guard Buster Ramsey, center Lou Sossamon, and backs Charlie Justice and Harvey Johnson.[2] Justice led the team in both scoring (14 touchdowns for 84 points) and rushing (529 yards on 48 carries for an average of 11.0 yards per carry).[3] Harry Hopp was the team's second leading rusher with 520 yards on 83 carries (6.3 yards per carry).[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Camp Lee
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, Maryland
W 43–0 [4]
October 9Camp Lejeune
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, Maryland
W 53–7 [5]
October 15Camden Blue DevilsNo. 18
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, Maryland
W 47–7 [6]
October 22at Camp PearyNo. 18 Williamsburg, VirginiaW 7–0 [7]
October 29at Maxwell FieldNo. 13
W 15–7 [8]
November 5at North Carolina Pre-FlightNo. 12 Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 49–2022,000[9]
November 11Cherry Point MarinesNo. 6
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, Maryland
W 50–7 [10]
November 19at Camp LejeuneNo. 6 Camp Lejeune, North CarolinaW 33–6 [11]
November 25Camp PearyNo. 5
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, Maryland
W 21–1313,000[12]
December 3Maxwell FieldNo. 5
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, Maryland
W 13–3[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Wonder Team of Bainbridge To Have Its Chance". The Daily Mail. November 17, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bainbridge Dominates All-Mid-Atlantic Team". The Baltimore Sun. December 5, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Charlie Justice Leads Bainbridge Scoring". The Baltimore Sun. December 5, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Commodores Top Camp Lee: Bainbridge Eleven Downs Soldiers By 43-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marines Bow To Bainbridge: Camp Lejeune Eleven Buried Under 53-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bainbridge Gridders Swamp Camden Pro Eleven, 47-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Camp Peary Bows To Bainbridge, 7-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maxwell Bows To Bainbridge: Commodores Barely Manage To Edge Soldiers, 15-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bainbridge Wins, 49 to 20: Commodores Humble North Carolina Pre-Flight Eleven". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bainbridge Flattens Cherry Point Marines, 50-7, For 14th Straight Win: Victors Tally 8 Touchdowns". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1944. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bainbridge Triumphs, 33-6: Trounces Camp Lejeune As Justice Scores 3 Times". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bainbridge Continues Undefeated With 21-13 Victory Over Camp Peary". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1944. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bainbridge Triumphs, 13-3: Unbeaten Sailors Top Maxwell Field For 17th Victory". The Baltimore Sun. December 4, 1944. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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