American college football season
The1943 Bainbridge Naval Training Station Commodores football team represented theUnited States Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Maryland during the1943 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 thefinal AP poll.Joe Maniaci was the team's head coach.[1]
In the finalLitkenhous Ratings, Bainbridge ranked 24th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 94.7.[2]
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Bainbridge's 1943 roster was loaded with star players from the college and professional ranks. Its backfield included:
Its line included:
- Buster Ramsey, guard, an All-American at William & Mary in 1942 who was later inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame, and who also played in the NFL and was named to theNFL 1940s All-Decade Team;
- Len Akin guard, played for theChicago Bears in 1942;
- Red Hickey, end, played for thePittsburgh Steelers in 1941 and later coached theSan Francisco 49ers;
- Lou Sossamon, who went on to play for theNew York Yankees;
- Phil Ragazzo, who played in the NFL from 1938 to 1941;
- Woody Gerber, who played for thePhiladelphia Eagles in 1941 and 1942;
- Carl Tomasello, end, played for theNew York Giants in 1941;
- Clure Mosher, center, played for thePittsburgh Steelers in 1942; and
- Carl Mulleneaux, end, played for theGreen Bay Packers in 1942.
- ^"Wonder Team of Bainbridge To Have Its Chance".The Daily Mail. November 17, 1943. p. 4 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943)."Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. RetrievedApril 16, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Lejeune Bows To Bainbridge".The Baltimore Sun. September 26, 1942. p. 22 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Bainbridge Sailors Massacre Gunners Of Fort Monroe, 57-0".Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). October 10, 1943. p. 11 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Coast Guard At Bainbridge".Baltimore Sun.Baltimore, Maryland.Associated Press. October 16, 1943. p. 13. RetrievedApril 19, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Cutters Bow To Bainbridge In 26-7 Game".The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 1943. p. 22 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Leemen Meet Bainbridge Eleven Today".Richmond Times-Dispatch.Richmond, Virginia. October 24, 1943. p. 10, section 2. RetrievedApril 18, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Bainbridge Triumphs, 49-0".The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1943. p. 17 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Bainbridge Tramples Yellowjacket Eleven On Home Grid, 72-0".The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1943. p. 14 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Bainbridge Commodores Bury Coast Guard Cutters Under 54-To-0 Score".The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1943. p. 23 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Bainbridge Rolls Over Terps, 46-0".The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1943. pp. Sports 1–2 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Daye, John (2014).Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football.Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 138.ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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