1944 Bainbridge Commodores football team
American college football season
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]
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
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final AP 18 18 (2) 13 (2) 12 (2) 6 (6) 6 (4) 5 (4.33) 5 (11.33) 5 (3)
References
^ "Wonder Team of Bainbridge To Have Its Chance" . The Daily Mail . November 17, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bainbridge Dominates All-Mid-Atlantic Team" . The Baltimore Sun . December 5, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "Charlie Justice Leads Bainbridge Scoring" . The Baltimore Sun . December 5, 1944. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Commodores Top Camp Lee: Bainbridge Eleven Downs Soldiers By 43-0 Score" . The Baltimore Sun . p. 21 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Marines Bow To Bainbridge: Camp Lejeune Eleven Buried Under 53-7" . The Baltimore Sun . October 9, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bainbridge Gridders Swamp Camden Pro Eleven, 47-7" . The Baltimore Sun . October 16, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Camp Peary Bows To Bainbridge, 7-0" . The Baltimore Sun . October 23, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maxwell Bows To Bainbridge: Commodores Barely Manage To Edge Soldiers, 15-7" . The Baltimore Sun . October 30, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Busters Buck Bainbridge" . The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina . November 5, 1944. p. 23. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bainbridge Wins, 49 to 20: Commodores Humble North Carolina Pre-Flight Eleven" . The Baltimore Sun . November 6, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "Bainbridge Triumphs, 33-6: Trounces Camp Lejeune As Justice Scores 3 Times" . The Baltimore Sun . November 20, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bainbridge Continues Undefeated With 21-13 Victory Over Camp Peary" . The Baltimore Sun . November 26, 1944. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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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