1944 Camp Peary Pirates football team

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1944 Camp Peary Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
1944 record5–2
Head coach
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 Camp Peary Pirates football team represented Camp Peary during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 5–2 record.[1]

Red Strader, who was coach of the Saint Mary's Gaels football team before the war, was the head coach.

The team garnered attention when, shortly before the season began, the Navy assigned eight former NFL players to Camp Peary. The eight included halfbacks Joe Vodicka, Andy Uram, Len Janiak, and Bob Morrow, fullback Joe Bokant, center Al Matuza, and tackle Bob Bjorklund. Other notable players on the team included ends Ralph Schilling and Gregg Browning and tackle Russ Letlow who was later named to the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Washington Redskins rookiesWilliamsburg, VAW 33–2712,500[3]
September 30at Cherry Point MarinesCherry Point, NCW 20–0 [3]
October 8vs. Camp Lee
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–010,000[4]
October 14Camp LejeuneCancelled
October 22 No. 18 Bainbridge Williamsburg, VAL 0–7 [5]
October 29at Richmond AABCancelled
November 5at Camp LeeCamp Lee, GAW 41–0[6]
November 12Fort MonroeCancelled
November 18at North Carolina Pre-Flight
W 19–7[7]
November 25at No. 5 Bainbridge
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, MD
L 13–2113,000[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ 14 Oct 1944, Page 4 - The Coshocton Tribune at Newspapers.com
  2. ^ "Sports Spotlight Focuses On Camp Peary Naval Base". The Jackson Sun. September 13, 1944. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Strader's Navy Squad Outplays' Smith's Marines". The Fresno Bee. October 1, 1944. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Camp Peary Swamps Lee". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). October 9, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Camp Peary Bows To Bainbridge, 7-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Camp Peary Gridders Bow To Lee By 41-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Camp Peary Nips N. C. Pre-Flight". The Greenville News. November 19, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bainbridge Continues Undefeated With 21-13 Victory Over Camp Peary". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1944. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
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