1943 Bainbridge Commodores football team
Appearance
1943 Bainbridge Commodores football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 7–0 |
Head coach |
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The 1943 Bainbridge Naval Training Station Commodores football team represented the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Maryland during the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 7–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 313 to 7, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll. Joe Maniaci was the team's head coach.[1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bainbridge ranked 24th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 94.7.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 25 | at Camp Lejeune | New River, NC | W 9–0 | [3] | |||||
October 9 | at Fort Monroe | Fort Monroe, VA | W 57–0 | [4] | |||||
October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Curtis Bay Coast Guard | Bainbridge, MD | W 26–7 | [5][6] | ||||
October 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Camp Lee |
| W 49–0 | 12,000 | [7][8] | |||
October 31 | Philadelphia Yellowjackets | Bainbridge, MD | W 72–0 | > 10,000 | [9] | ||||
November 6 | Curtis Bay Coast Guard | Bainbridge, MD | W 54–0 | [10] | |||||
November 13 | Maryland | Bainbridge, MD | W 46–0 | 10,000 | [11] | ||||
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Rankings
[edit]Week | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17т | 15 | 17 |
Roster
[edit]Bainbridge's 1943 roster was loaded with star players from the college and professional ranks. Its backfield included:
- Charlie Justice, halfback, who was later a two-time All-American at North Carolina, played four years in the NFL, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame;
- Bill DeCorrevont, back, later played five years in the NFL;
- Harvey Johnson, fullback who later played five years of professional football and coached the Buffalo Bills;
- Hilliard Cheatham, back out of Auburn; and
- Don Durdan, back out of Oregon State.
Its line included:
- Buster Ramsey, guard, an All-American at William & Mary in 1942 who was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and who also played in the NFL and was named to the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team;
- Len Akin guard, played for the Chicago Bears in 1942;
- Red Hickey, end, played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1941 and later coached the San Francisco 49ers;
- Lou Sossamon, who went on to play for the New York Yankees;
- Phil Ragazzo, who played in the NFL from 1938 to 1941;
- Woody Gerber, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941 and 1942;
- Carl Tomasello, end, played for the New York Giants in 1941;
- Clure Mosher, center, played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1942; and
- Carl Mulleneaux, end, played for the Green Bay Packers in 1942.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wonder Team of Bainbridge To Have Its Chance". The Daily Mail. November 17, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lejeune Bows To Bainbridge". The Baltimore Sun. September 26, 1942. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bainbridge Sailors Massacre Gunners Of Fort Monroe, 57-0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). October 10, 1943. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coast Guard At Bainbridge". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 16, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Cutters Bow To Bainbridge In 26-7 Game". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 1943. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leemen Meet Bainbridge Eleven Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 24, 1943. p. 10, section 2. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bainbridge Triumphs, 49-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1943. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bainbridge Tramples Yellowjacket Eleven On Home Grid, 72-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1943. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bainbridge Commodores Bury Coast Guard Cutters Under 54-To-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1943. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bainbridge Rolls Over Terps, 46-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1943. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.