1944 Camp Peary Pirates football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1944 Camp Peary Pirates football Independent 5–2 Red Strader The 1944 Camp Peary Pirates football team represented Camp Peary during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 5–2 record.https://www.newspapers.com/image/11336713/ 14 October 1944 Redskin Power Crushes Cambridge 39-6 4 The Coshocton Tribune Newspapers.com Red Strader, who was coach of the Saint Mary's Gaels football team before the war, was the head coach. The team garnered attention when, shortly before the season began, the Navy assigned eight former NFL players to Camp Peary. The eight included halfbacks Joe Vodicka, Andy Uram, Len Janiak, and Bob Morrow, fullback Joe Bokant, center Al Matuza, and tackle Bob Bjorklund. Other notable players on the team included ends Ralph Schilling and Gregg Browning and tackle Russ Letlow who was later named to the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team.Sports Spotlight Focuses On Camp Peary Naval Base The Jackson Sun September 13, 1944 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17907631/sports_spotlight_focuses_on_camp_peary/ Newspapers.com The Richmond Army Air Base Thunderbyrds originally scheduled two games with Camp Peary, on September 23 and October 29, but cancelled those games in early September. Thunderbyrds Cancel 2 Game With Peary https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/122759194/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia September 8, 1944 16 April 12, 2023 Newspapers.com In the final Litkenhous Ratings, March Field ranked 39th among the nation's college and service teams and eighth out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 94.2.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122545021/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Utah December 10, 1944 8B April 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/122892812/ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania December 17, 1944 4, section 2 April 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule 1944 AP y y y September 24 Washington Redskins rookies Williamsburg, VA W 33-27 12,500 September 30 at Cherry Point Marines Cherry Point, NC W 20-0 Strader's Navy Squad Outplays' Smith's Marines The Fresno Bee October 1, 1944 41 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17908263/straders_navy_squad_outplays_smiths/ Newspapers.com October 8 vs Camp Lee Cary Field Williamsburg, VA W 38-0 10,000 Camp Peary Swamps Lee Daily Press (Newport News, VA) October 9, 1944 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17909589/camp_peary_swamps_lee/ Newspapers.com October 14 Camp Lejeune Cancelled October 22 No. 18 Bainbridge Williamsburg, VA L 0-7 Camp Peary Bows To Bainbridge, 7-0 The Baltimore Sun October 23, 1944 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17767171/camp_peary_bows_to_bainbridge_70/ Newspapers.com October 29 at Richmond AAB Cancelled November 5 at Camp Lee Camp Lee, GA W 41-0 Camp Peary Gridders Bow To Lee By 41-0 The Baltimore Sun November 6, 1944 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17909780/camp_peary_gridders_bow_to_lee_by_410/ Newspapers.com November 12 Fort Monroe Cancelled November 18 at North Carolina Pre-Flight Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 19–7 Camp Peary Nips N. C. Pre-Flight The Greenville News November 19, 1944 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17908755/camp_peary_nips_n_c_preflight/ Newspapers.com November 25 at No. 5 Bainbridge 14 Tome Field Bainbridge, MD L 13-21 13,000 Bainbridge Continues Undefeated With 21-13 Victory Over Camp Peary The Baltimore Sun November 26, 1944 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17766521/bainbridge_continues_undefeated_with/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1944 college football rankings AP 1 9 NR NR NR NR NR NR 14 17 NR References Camp Peary Category:Camp Peary Pirates football Camp Peary Pirates football