Year: | 1944 |
Team: | Bainbridge Commodores |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Independent |
Aprank: | 5 |
Record: | 10–0 |
Head Coach: | Joe Maniaci |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Stadium: | Tome Field |
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]
See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings.