1945 Bainbridge Commodores football team

The 1945 Bainbridge Commodores football team represented the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Maryland during the 1945 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Pierce, the Commodores compiled a record of 5–4. Bainbridge entered the season with a 17-game winning streak after consecutive undefeated seasons in 1943 and 1944. The Commodores extended the steak to 21 games before losing to Air Transport Command on November 4.

1945 Bainbridge Commodores football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Paul Pierce (1st season)
Home stadium	Tome Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 military service football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Army Air Forces League
Third Air Force +	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
AAF Training Command +	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Fourth Air Force	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
First Air Force	2	–	2	–	2			3	–	2	–	3
Air Transport Command	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Personnel Distribution Command	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Second Air Force	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Independents
Hutchinson NAS			–					8	–	0	–	0
Fleet City			–					11	–	0	–	1
Corpus Christi NAS			–					7	–	1	–	0
North Camp Hood			–					7	–	1	–	0
Selman Field			–					7	–	1	–	0
Jacksonville NAS			–					9	–	2	–	0
El Toro Marines			–					8	–	2	–	0
Camp Beale			–					6	–	1	–	2
Little Creek			–					7	–	2	–	0
Amarillo AAF			–					3	–	1	–	0
Farragut NTS			–					6	–	2	–	0
South Camp Hood			–					5	–	2	–	0
Santa Barbara Marines			–					7	–	3	–	1
Fort McClellan			–					4	–	2	–	0
San Diego NTS			–					4	–	2	–	0
Eastern Flying Training Command			–					6	–	3	–	1
Atlantic City NAS			–					4	–	2	–	1
Minter Field			–					4	–	2	–	1
Camp Lee			–					7	–	4	–	0
Camp Peary			–					5	–	3	–	0
Olathe NAS			–					3	–	2	–	0
Great Lakes Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1
Hondo AAF			–					6	–	4	–	1
Bainbridge			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fort Benning			–					5	–	4	–	1
Albany Navy			–					3	–	3	–	1
Williams Field			–					4	–	4	–	0
Stockton AAF			–					4	–	5	–	2
Camp Detrick			–					3	–	4	–	0
Kearney AAF			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fort Warren			–					5	–	7	–	0
Bergstrom Field			–					3	–	5	–	1
Barksdale Field			–					4	–	7	–	0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight			–					2	–	4	–	1
Keesler Field			–					3	–	6	–	1
Camp Blanding			–					1	–	2	–	0
Great Bend AAF			–					2	–	4	–	0
Luke Field			–					1	–	2	–	0
Miami NAS			–					1	–	2	–	0
Fort Pierce			–					4	–	9	–	0
Gulfport AAF			–					2	–	5	–	0
Ellington Field			–					1	–	4	–	1
Miami NTC			–					1	–	3	–	0
Oceana NAS			–					1	–	3	–	0
Fort Riley			–					1	–	4	–	0
Lake Charles AAF			–					1	–	4	–	0
Pensacola NAS			–					2	–	7	–	1
Cherry Point Marines			–					1	–	8	–	0
Dalhart AAF			–					0	–	3	–	0
Homestead AAB			–					0	–	3	–	0
Fort Monroe			–					0	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Bainbridge, listed as "Bainbridge Navy" ranked 87th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	2:30 p.m.	Atlantic City NAS	Tome Stadium Bainbridge, MD	W 14–6	8,000	[2][3]
October 14		Aberdeen Proving Ground	Tome Stadium Bainbridge, MD	W 59–7		[4]
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Camp Lee	Tome Stadium Bainbridge, MD	W 27–0	9,000–10,000	[5][6][7]
October 28	2:30 p.m.	Camp Detrick	Tome Stadium Bainbridge, MD	W 40–0	7,000	[8][9]
November 4		Air Transport Command	Tome Stadium Bainbridge, MD	L 6–24		[10]
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Little Creek	Forman Field Norfolk, VA	L 0–7	5,000	[11][12][13][14]
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Camp Lee	Nowak Field Camp Lee, VA	L 0–26	11,000–12,000	[15][16][7]
November 25	2:00 p.m.	First Army	Tome Stadium Bainbridge, MD	L 14–20		[17][18]
December 2		Oceana NAS	Tome Stadium Bainbridge, MD	W 53–14		[19][20]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 19, 1945). "Litkenhouse Rates College, Service Teams of Nation". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 20. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Bainbridge Will Open Grid Campaign Today". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 21. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Bainbridge Wins, 14 To 6". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 8, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Bainbridge Commodores Win Nineteenth Straight". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, Maryland. Associated Press. October 15, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Bainbridge's Faces Lee Eleven Today". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 21, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Taylor, Craig E. (October 22, 1945). "Camp Lee Bows To Bainbridge". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 16. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "123,000 Fans Saw Camp Lee In 11 Games". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. December 14, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Bainbridge Seeks Grid Victory Today". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 28, 1945. p. 24. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Bainbridge Wins By 40-0". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 29, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Bainbridge's Streak Ended". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 5, 1945. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Bainbridge Favored Over Amphibs Today". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. November 11, 1945. p. 16, part 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Bainbridge To Visit Little Creek Amphibs". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 11, 1945. p. 26. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
13. Fergusson, Tom (November 12, 1945). "Little Creek Whips Bainbridge, 7-0, On Hal Johnston's 54-Yard Pass". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. p. 9. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "Bainbridge Loses By 7-0". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 12, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "10,000 to Watch Camp Lee Battle". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 17, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "Camp Lee Eleven Tops Bainbridge". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 18, 1945. p. 24. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
17. "Bainbridge To Battle 1st Army Aces Today". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 25, 1945. p. 26. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
18. "1st Army Aces Top Bainbridge". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 26, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
19. "Bainbridge to Play Oceana Eleven Today". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. December 2, 1945. p. 30. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
20. "Bainbridge Beats Oceana By 53-14". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. December 3, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .