1945 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football team

The 1945 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Bergstrom Field near Austin, Texas during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Norton "Red" Saunders, the Troop Carriers compiled a record of 3–5–1.[1][2]

1945 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
  • Norton "Red" Saunders
Home stadiumHouse Park, Memorial Stadium
1945 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Army Air Forces League
Third Air Force + 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
AAF Training Command + 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
Fourth Air Force 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
First Air Force 2 –2 –23 –2 –3
Air Transport Command 2 –3 –16 –3 –2
Personnel Distribution Command 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Second Air Force 1 –5 –03 –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

Bergstrom Field was ranked 113th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Southwestern (TX)Georgetown, TXT 6–6[4]
September 22at Texas
L 7–1315,000[5][6]
September 29at Iowa
L 13–1410,000[7][8][9]
October 5Hondo AAF
W 15–13[10]
October 13Corps Christi NAS
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 0–39[11][12][13]
October 28at Personnel Distribution Command
L 0–264,500[14]
November 38:00 p.m.South Camp Hood
  • House Park
  • Austin, TX
W 18–13[15][16]
November 12at Camp GrantRockford, ILW 12–0[17][18]
November 23vs. Camp Cooke 20th Armored Division
L 0–148,200[19]
December 1at Miami NASMiami, FLcancelled [20]

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References
  1. "Bergstrom Field Eleven of Austin, Texas, to Play at Iowa U In Opening Grid Tilt". The Demnocrat and Leader. Davenport, Iowa. September 14, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Troop Carrier Command Adds Two Grid Games". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 31, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  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.
  4. Evans, Wilbur (September 15, 1945). "Bergstrom and Southwestern Battle to 6-6 Deadlock". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Evans, Wilbur (September 23, 1945). "Bergstrom Club Holds Steers to 13-7 Win". Sunday Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Evans, Wilbur (September 23, 1945). "Longhorns Held to 13-7 Victory by Troop Carrier Eleven (continued)". Sunday Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 14. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Iowa Shocks Fliers, 14-13". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Fliers' Boot Fails; Smith, Niles Stars (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6S. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Hawkeyes Take Opener By Kick After Scoring". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. Brooks, L. W. (October 6, 1945). "Troop Carriers Beat Hondo". The Austin-American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "NATB Comets Crush Bergstom Field Troop Carriers Under 34-0 Barrage". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. October 14, 1945. p. 1D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Comets (continued)". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. October 14, 1945. p. 2D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. Marks, Charles (October 14, 1945). "Comets Run Rampant Over Bergstrom, 34-0". Sunday Austin-American. Austin, Texas. p. 13. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. Carrico, John (October 29, 1945). "Comets Turn On In Final Quarter To Subdue Troop Carriers 26-0". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Fliers, Camp Hood To Clash". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 3, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. Marks, Charles (November 4, 1945). "Carriers Stop Hood, 18-13". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 15. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. "Light Session Scheduled For Carriers". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 6, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. "Carriers Wallop Camp Grant, 12-0 in Penalty-Marred Tilt". The Austin-American. Austin, Texas. November 13, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  19. "Bergstrom Fliers". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 23, 1945. p. 21. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  20. "Cancel Grid Game". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 28, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  21. "State Service Teams Closing Schedules With This Week". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. November 28, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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