The 1944 Bainbridge Naval Training Station Commodores football team represented the

United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge (USNTC Bainbridge) was the U.S. Navy Training Center at Port Deposit, Maryland, on the bluffs of the northeast bank of the Susquehanna River. It was active from 1942 to 1976 under the Commander of ...

, Maryland during the

1944 college football season The 1944 college football season was the 76th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six Co ...

. The team compiled a 10–0 record and was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll.

Joe Maniaci Joseph Vincent Maniaci (January 23, 1914 – June 20, 1996) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Fordham University and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Bears ...

was the team's head coach. Bainbridge players took five of eleven spots on the

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' All-Mid-Atlantic football team: end Ed Vandeweghe, guard

Buster Ramsey Garrard Sliger "Buster" Ramsey (March 16, 1920 – September 16, 2007) was an American football player for the College of William and Mary and Chicago Cardinals. He was the first head coach of the AFL's Buffalo Bills. Playing career After ...

, center

Lou Sossamon Louis Cody Sossamon (June 2, 1921 – February 11, 2019) was an American football center and linebacker who played three seasons with the New York Yankees professional football team. He played college football College football (french: F ...

, and backs Charlie Justice and Harvey Johnson. 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).

Harry Hopp Harry Hopp (December 18, 1918 – December 22, 1964) was a professional American football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played for the NFL's Detroit Lions (1941–1943 ...

was the team's second leading rusher with 520 yards on 83 carries (6.3 yards per carry).

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