1944 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team (right halfback, Minnesota), Jim Mello (fullback, Notre Dame), Don Lesher (halfback), Don Manglold (Indiana), Bob Hanlon, and Ara Parseghian (Miami (OH)), ends Cecil Souders and George Young (Georgia), and linemen Pete Krivonak (guard), Jesse Hahn (guard), and Carmen Izzo (center). 1944 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team The 1944 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team represented Great Lakes Naval Training Station during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 9–2–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 348 to 134, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll. In April 1944, Paul Brown, who coached at
Jim Collins (American football coach) Jim Collins (American football coach) Jim Collins (born September 8, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Saginaw Valley State University, a position he has held since 2008. Collins served as the head coach at the University of Dubuque from 1994 to 1996 and at Capital University from 1997 to 2007. Collins is the head football coach at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan. Saginaw Valley has made the playoffs three times during Collins' tenure (2009, 2011, and 2013). As the head football coach at Capital University, Collins