1945 Ellington Field Fliers football team

The 1945 Ellington Field Fliers football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Ellington Field, located in Houston, during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Louis A. "Bullet" Gray, the Fliers compiled a record of 1–4–1. On October 31, Gray announced that team would not play any more games as more of the players were being discharged from military service.[1]

1945 Ellington Field Fliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–1
Head coach
  • Louis A. "Bullet" Gray (1st season)
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

Ellington Field ranked 133rd among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Hondo AAFHondo, TXT 7–72,500[3]
September 222:30 p.m.at Texas A&M
L 0–54[4][5]
September 29at Selman FieldMonroe, LAL 0–13[6]
October 13North Camp HoodL 0–6[7][8]
October 21Amarillo AAFHouston, TXW 19–6[9]
October 28Hondo AAFHouston, TXL 6–71,600[10]

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References
  1. "Ellington Field Drops Football; Men Discharged". Corpus Christi Caller. Corpus Christi, Texas. United Press. November 1, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved April 1, 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. "Hondo and Ellington Battle To 7-7 Tie". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. Associated Press. September 16, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Aggies Play Ellington Team". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 22, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Preston Smith's 25 Points Pace Aggies' 54-0 Victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Selman Ball Carrier Runs 100 Yds. for Score". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Top Service Teams May Shared Honors". The Corpus Christi Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. United Press. October 15, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Camp Hood Elevens Will Battle Friday". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 18, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Ellington Field Whips Amarillo AAF, 19-6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 22, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Hondo Field Shades Ellington, 7 To 6". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 29, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "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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