1944 Bainbridge Commodores football team

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]

1944 Bainbridge Commodores football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record10–0
Head coach
Home stadiumTome Field
1944 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Randolph Field   –  11 –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
Hondo AAF   –  7 –1 –0
Bunker Hill NAS   –  6 –1 –0
Lincoln AAF   –  6 –1 –0
Blackland AAF   –  7 –1 –1
Keesler Field   –  8 –1 –2
No. 17 Great Lakes Navy   –  9 –2 –1
No. 10 March Field   –  7 –2 –2
Third Air Force   –  8 –3 –0
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –  6 –2 –1
Atlantic City NAS   –  5 –2 –0
Camp Peary   –  5 –2 –0
Tonopah AAF   –  5 –2 –0
Daniel Field   –  7 –3 –0
No. 20 Second Air Force   –  10 –4 –1
San Francisco Coast Guard   –  4 –2 –1
Ellington Field   –  6 –3 –2
Amarillo AAF   –  5 –3 –0
Alameda Coast Guard   –  4 –2 –2
Coronado Amphibious   –  2 –1 –1
Olathe NAS   –  4 –2 –2
Selman Field   –  4 –2 –2
Galveston AAF   –  5 –3 –2
Fleet City   –  6 –4 –1
Jacksonville NAS   –  4 –3 –0
San Diego NTS   –  4 –3 –1
Camp Beale   –  5 –4 –0
Lubbock AAF   –  5 –4 –0
Fort Warren   –  5 –4 –1
Fort Monroe   –  5 –5 –0
Klamath Falls Marines   –  2 –2 –1
Maxwell Field   –  5 –5 –0
Minter Field   –  3 –3 –0
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –  4 –4 –0
Fourth Infantry   –  3 –4 –2
Georgia Pre-Flight   –  4 –5 –0
Third Infantry   –  4 –5 –0
Bergstrom Field   –  3 –4 –0
Ottumwa NAS   –  3 –4 –0
Camp Lee   –  3 –5 –0
Cherry Point Marines   –  3 –6 –0
Chatham Field   –  2 –8 –1
Sampton NTS   –  2 –7 –0
Miami NTC   –  2 –8 –0
Bryan AAF   –  1 –7 –0
Fairfield-Suisun AAB   –  1 –7 –0
Richmond AAB   –  0 –10 –1
Camp Ellis   –  0 –5 –0
South Plains AAF   –  0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bainbridge ranked 28th among the nation's college and service teams and fifth out of 28 United States Navy teams with a rating of 98.8.[4][5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 302:30 p.m.Camp Lee
W 43–0 [6][7]
October 9Camp Lejeune
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, MD
W 53–7 [8]
October 15Camden Blue DevilsNo. 18
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, MD
W 47–7 [9]
October 22at Camp PearyNo. 18 Williamsburg, VAW 7–0 [10]
October 29at Maxwell FieldNo. 13
W 15–7 [11]
November 52:30 p.m.at No. 8 North Carolina Pre-FlightNo. 12
W 49–2022,000[12][13]
November 11Cherry Point MarinesNo. 6
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, MD
W 50–7 [14]
November 19at Camp LejeuneNo. 6 Camp Lejeune, NCW 33–6 [15]
November 25Camp PearyNo. 5
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, MD
W 21–1313,000[16]
December 3Maxwell FieldNo. 5
  • Tome Field
  • Bainbridge, MD
W 13–3[17]

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. "Charlie Justice Leads Bainbridge Scoring". The Baltimore Sun. December 5, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 10, 1944). "Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City Utah. p. 8B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1944). "Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Navy To Open Grid Season With Cloudbusters Today". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. September 30, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Commodores Top Camp Lee: Bainbridge Eleven Downs Soldiers By 43-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Marines Bow To Bainbridge: Camp Lejeune Eleven Buried Under 53-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bainbridge Gridders Swamp Camden Pro Eleven, 47-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Camp Peary Bows To Bainbridge, 7-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Maxwell Bows To Bainbridge: Commodores Barely Manage To Edge Soldiers, 15-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "'Busters Buck Bainbridge". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 5, 1944. p. 23. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Bainbridge Wins, 49 to 20: Commodores Humble North Carolina Pre-Flight Eleven". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "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.
  15. "Bainbridge Triumphs, 33-6: Trounces Camp Lejeune As Justice Scores 3 Times". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Bainbridge Continues Undefeated With 21-13 Victory Over Camp Peary". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1944. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "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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