1944_Camp_Lee_Travellers_football_team

1944 Camp Lee Travellers football
1944 Camp Lee Travellers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Ray Bedard (1st season);
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Camp Lee Travellers football team

American college football season

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]

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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]

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"Lee Prepares For Campaign". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. September 12, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Travelers Plan Backfield Shift". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 20, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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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 .

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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 .

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"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 .

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"Commodores Top Camp Lee: Bainbridge Eleven Downs Soldiers By 43-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1944. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Camp Peary Swamps Lee". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). October 9, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.

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"2 Service Games Booked Sunday". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. October 14, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Lee Defeats Richmond AAB". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 16, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Cancel Monroe, Lee Grid Game". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 21, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"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 .

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"Camp Peary Gridders Bow To Lee By 41-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Lee Favored". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. November 11, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Camp Lee Win 35-0 Over Thunderbyrds". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 13, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Full Strength". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. November 18, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Lee Travelers Defeat Monroe". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 20, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"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 .

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"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 .

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"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 .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	2:30 p.m.	at Bainbridge	Tome Field Bainbridge, MD	L 0–43		^[5]^[6]
October 8		at Camp Peary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 0–38	10,000	^[7]
October 15	2:30 p.m.	at Richmond AAB	Richmond, VA	W 18–0		^[8]^[9]
October 22		Fort Monroe	Petersburg, VA	cancelled		^[10]
October 29		at Cherry Point Marines	Cherry Point, NC	L 0–6	10,000	^[11]
November 5		Camp Peary	Camp Lee, VA	L 0–41		^[12]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Richmond AAB	Camp Lee, VA	W 35–0		^[13]^[14]
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Fort Monroe	Camp Lee, VA	W 26–13	1,250	^[15]^[16]^[17]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Cherry Point Marines	Camp Lee, VA	L 0–13	12,000	^[18]^[19]
All times are in Eastern time

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v t e	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