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1945 Gulfport Army Air Field Bombers football team

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1945 Gulfport Army Air Field Bombers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
  • John Walsh
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 military service football records
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

The 1945 Gulfport Army Air Field Bombers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Gulfport Army Air Field (Gulport AAF), also called Gulfport Army Air Base (Gulfport AAB), in Mississippi during the 1945 college football season. The Bombers compiled a record of 2–5. Captain John Walsh was the team's head coach.[1][2]

Gulfport AAF ranked 119th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 232:30 p.m.at Eastern Flying Training CommandL 0–406,000[4][5]
September 29TulaneGulfport, MSL 0–14 (scrimmage)4,000[6]
October 6at Pensacola NAS
L 7–20[7]
October 13at Selman FieldMonroe, LAW 13–7[8]
October 21Homestead AABGulfport, MSW 32–04,000[9]
October 27Selman FieldGulfport, MSL 25–474,000[10]
November 4Keesler Field
L 0–148,000[11]
November 11Pensacola NASGulfport, MSL 7–263,500[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Bombers To Face Tough Assignment In Season Opener". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. September 13, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Grid Hopes Higher For Bombers with More Player Talent". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. September 22, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ "EFTC Eagles Meet Gulfport Eleven In Bowl At 2:30". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. September 23, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Eagles Crush Gulfport, 40-0". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. September 24, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Green Wave Best Gulfport Bombers In Grid Scrimmage". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 1, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Pensacola Navy wins". The Nashville Tennessean. October 7, 1945. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gulfport Field Defeats Selman Field". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. Associated Press. October 15, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Gulfport Bombers Turn In 32-0 Win". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Associated Press. October 22, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Selman Comeback Too Much, Bomber Tumble In Defeat". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 28, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Keesler scores early and late, defeat Bombers". The Daily Herald. November 5, 1945. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Goslings trim Army eleven in second contest". Pensacola Journal. November 12, 1945. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.