1944 Bainbridge Commodores football team

The 1944 Bainbridge Naval Training Station Commodores football team represented the Bainbridge Naval Training Station during the 1944 college football season. The station was located at Bainbridge, Maryland. 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
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 5
1944 record	10–0
Head coach	Joe Maniaci (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tome Field

1944 military service football records
	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
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight			–					4	–	4	–	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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Camp Lee		Tome Field Bainbridge, MD	W 43–0		[4]
October 9	Camp Lejeune		Tome Field Bainbridge, MD	W 53–7		[5]
October 15	Camden Blue Devils	No. 18	Tome Field Bainbridge, MD	W 47–7		[6]
October 22	at Camp Peary	No. 18	Williamsburg, VA	W 7–0		[7]
October 29	at Maxwell Field	No. 13	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 15–7		[8]
November 5	at North Carolina Pre-Flight	No. 12	Chapel Hill, NC	W 49–20	22,000	[9]
November 11	Cherry Point Marines	No. 6	Tome Field Bainbridge, MD	W 50–7		[10]
November 19	at Camp Lejeune	No. 6	Camp Lejeune, NC	W 33–6		[11]
November 25	Camp Peary	No. 5	Tome Field Bainbridge, MD	W 21–13	13,000	[12]
December 3	Maxwell Field	No. 5	Tome Field Bainbridge, MD	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. "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.