1945 Miami Naval Air Station football team

The 1945 Miami Naval Air Station football team represented United States Navy's Miami Naval Air Station (Miami NAS) during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Bill Glassford, Miami NAS compiled a record of 1–2. The team began play in early November after the Miami Naval Training Center (Miami NTC) team dissolved due to transfers and discharges from the service. Five regular members of the Miami NTC team joined the Miami NAS team.[1] Miami NAS had scheduled games with Bainbridge and Little Creek, but the team disbanded in early December before those contests could be played.[2]

1945 Miami Naval Air Station football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 3Camp Gordon JohnstonW 33–03,035[3]
November 10at Camp CampbellCamp Campbell, KYcancelled [4]
November 19Personnel Distribution
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 6–455,982[5]
November 24at Fort McClellan
L 7–10[6][7]
December 1Bergstrom FieldMiami, FLcancelled [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Miami Naval Air Station Team To Play First Game". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. November 1, 1945. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "NAS Football Team Disbands". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. December 4, 1945. p. 4B. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Hudson, Ed (November 4, 1945). "Miami NAS Crushes Camp Johnson, 33-0". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 3C. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Miami NAS Tilt Cancelled". The Miami Herald. Miami, FL. November 12, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "PDC Comets Rap Out 45-6 Triumph over Miami NAS". The Miami Herald. Miami, FL. November 20, 1945. p. B2. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "M'Clellan Defeats Miami Airmen, 10-7". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. November 25, 1945. p. 16. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Miami NAS Bows To Riflemen On Disputed Goal". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. United Press. November 25, 1945. p. 4C. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Cancel Grid Game". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 28, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .