1944 Camp Lee Travellers football team

1944 Camp Lee Travellers football
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Record3–5
Head coach
  • Ray Bedard (1st season)
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Randolph Field   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Bainbridge   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Fort Pierce   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 13 Norman NAS   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Iowa Pre-Flight   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 El Toro Marines   –   8 – 1 – 0
Hondo AAF   –   7 – 1 – 0
Bunker Hill NAS   –   6 – 1 – 0
Lincoln AAF   –   6 – 1 – 0
Blackland AAF   –   7 – 1 – 1
Keesler Field   –   8 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Great Lakes Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 10 March Field   –   7 – 2 – 2
Third Air Force   –   8 – 3 – 0
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   6 – 2 – 1
Atlantic City NAS   –   5 – 2 – 0
Camp Peary   –   5 – 2 – 0
Tonopah AAF   –   5 – 2 – 0
Daniel Field   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Second Air Force   –   10 – 4 – 1
San Francisco Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 1
Ellington Field   –   6 – 3 – 2
Amarillo AAF   –   5 – 3 – 0
Alameda Coast Guard   –   4 – 2 – 2
Coronado Amphibious   –   2 – 1 – 1
Olathe NAS   –   4 – 2 – 2
Selman Field   –   4 – 2 – 2
Galveston AAF   –   5 – 3 – 2
Fleet City   –   6 – 4 – 1
Jacksonville NAS   –   4 – 3 – 0
San Diego NTS   –   4 – 3 – 1
Camp Beale   –   5 – 4 – 0
Lubbock AAF   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fort Warren   –   5 – 4 – 1
Fort Monroe   –   5 – 5 – 0
Klamath Falls Marines   –   2 – 2 – 1
Maxwell Field   –   5 – 5 – 0
Minter Field   –   3 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fourth Infantry   –   3 – 4 – 2
Georgia Pre-Flight   –   4 – 5 – 0
Third Infantry   –   4 – 5 – 0
Bergstrom Field   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ottumwa NAS   –   3 – 4 – 0
Camp Lee   –   3 – 5 – 0
Cherry Point Marines   –   3 – 6 – 0
Chatham Field   –   2 – 8 – 1
Sampton NTS   –   2 – 7 – 0
Miami NTC   –   2 – 8 – 0
Bryan AAF   –   1 – 7 – 0
Fairfield-Suisun AAB   –   1 – 7 – 0
Richmond AAB   –   0 – 10 – 1
Camp Ellis   –   0 – 5 – 0
South Plains AAF   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Camp Lee Travellers football team represented the United States Army post at Camp Lee, located in Prince George County, Virginia, during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coach Ray Bedard, the Travellers compiled a record of 3–5.[1] The team's roster included Joe Watt.[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Camp Lee ranked 159th among the national college and service teams and 31st out of 63 United States Army teams with a rating of 56.1.[3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 302:30 p.m.at Bainbridge
L 0–43[5][6]
October 8at Camp Peary
L 0–3810,000[7]
October 152:30 p.m.at Richmond AABRichmond, VAW 18–0[8][9]
October 22Fort MonroePetersburg, VAcancelled [10]
October 29at Cherry Point MarinesCherry Point, NCL 0–610,000[11]
November 5Camp PearyCamp Lee, VAL 0–41[12]
November 122:00 p.m.Richmond AABCamp Lee, VAW 35–0[13][14]
November 192:00 p.m.Fort MonroeCamp Lee, VAW 26–131,250[15][16][17]
November 262:00 p.m.Cherry Point MarinesCamp Lee, VAL 0–1312,000[18][19]

References

  1. ^ "Lee Prepares For Campaign". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. September 12, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Travelers Plan Backfield Shift". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 20, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 10, 1944). "Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City Utah. p. 8B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1944). "Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Navy To Open Grid Season With Cloudbusters Today". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. September 30, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Commodores Top Camp Lee: Bainbridge Eleven Downs Soldiers By 43-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1944. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Camp Peary Swamps Lee". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). October 9, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "2 Service Games Booked Sunday". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. October 14, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Lee Defeats Richmond AAB". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 16, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Cancel Monroe, Lee Grid Game". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 21, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Cherry Point Scores First Win Of Season". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. October 30, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Camp Peary Gridders Bow To Lee By 41-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Lee Favored". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. November 11, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Camp Lee Win 35-0 Over Thunderbyrds". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 13, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Full Strength". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. November 18, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Lee Travelers Defeat Monroe". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 20, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Travelers Defeats Monroe, 26 to 13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 20, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Third War Grid Year To End Soon". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. November 25, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Camp Lee Beaten By Cherry Point". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 27, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.