1945 Camp Lee Travellers football team

The 1945 Camp Lee Travellers football team represented the United States Army post at Camp Lee, located in Prince George County, Virginia, during the 1945 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Edward Mylin, the Travellers compiled a record of 7–4. The team's roster included Levi Jackson and John Mellus. The 11 games played by Camp Lee drew a total of 123,000 fans.[1]

1945 Camp Lee Travellers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumNowak Field
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

Camp Lee was ranked 77th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 222:00 p.m.North Carolina
L 0–610,000–12,000[3][4][5]
September 30vs. New York GiantsNewark, NJL 0–2122,000[6]
October 6Camp Peary
  • Nowak Field
  • Camp Lee, VA
W 13–106,000–10,000[7]
October 13Camp Detrick
  • Nowak Field
  • Camp Lee, VA
W 33–68,000–9,500[8][9]
October 212:00 p.m.at Bainbridge
L 0–279,000–10,000[10][11]
October 27at Little Creek
L 7–218,000–10,000[12]
November 3First Army
  • Nowak Field
  • Camp Lee, VA
W 27–188,500–10,000[13][14]
November 11Cherry Point Marines
  • Nowak Field
  • Camp Lee, VA
W 27–79,500–10,000[15]
November 172:00 p.m.Bainbridge
  • Nowak Field
  • Camp Lee, VA
W 26–011,000–12,000[16][17]
November 252:00 p.m.at Camp Peary
W 7–610,000[18][19]
December 2Little Creek
  • Nowak Field
  • Camp Lee, VA
W 12–613,000–14,000[20][21]

[1]

References
  1. "123,000 Fans Saw Camp Lee In 11 Games". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. December 14, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. 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.
  3. "Tar Heels Make Debut Under Snavely By Teeing Off Against Camp Lee Club". The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. Associated Press. September 22, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Smallwood, Irwin (September 22, 1945). "Snavely's Men At Camp Lee This Afternoon". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via DigitalNC.
  5. Poplin, Carroll (September 25, 1945). "Carolina Gains 6-0 Win Over Camp Lee In Season's Opener". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via DigitalNC.
  6. "[Untitled]". The Press of Atlantic City. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Associated Press. October 1, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Lee Gets By Peary, 13-10". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Travelers And Chemists To Play Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. October 13, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "9,500 Watch As Camp Lee Triumphs, 33-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 14, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Bainbridge's Faces Lee Eleven Today". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 21, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. Taylor, Craig E. (October 22, 1945). "Camp Lee Bows To Bainbridge". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 16. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "McClone Scores Twice In Amphib Win, 21-7". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. October 28, 1945. p. 16, part 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Fort Bragg, Lee Will Play Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 3, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Leemen Win By 27 to 18 Over Bragg". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 4, 1945. p. B9. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Lee Trounces Cherry Point". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 12, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "10,000 to Watch Camp Lee Battle". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 17, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. "Camp Lee Eleven Tops Bainbridge". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 18, 1945. p. 24. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. "Peary Pirates To Play Lee". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 25, 1945. p. 2B. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  19. "Lee Defeats Peary, 7 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 26, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  20. "Travellers Near End". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. December 2, 1945. p. 4B. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  21. "Travellers Take Amphibs". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. December 3, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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