1945 Fleet City Bluejackets football team

The 1945 Fleet City Bluejackets football team represented the United States Navy distribution center at Camp Shoemaker, near Dublin, California, during the 1945 college football season. Led by first-year head coach, Lt. Cmdr. William Reinhart, the Flying Marines compiled an 11–0–1 record.

1945 Fleet City Bluejackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumForster Field, Kezar 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

Reinhart's coaching staff included four Navy lieutenants: Jim Barber, who had played professionally with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL); Tex Orr, who had played at Southern Methodist University (SMU); Wally Cruice, who had played at Northwestern University; and Jack Malevich, who was head coach of the 1944 Fleet City team. The Fleet City roster included Buddy Young, Paul Christman, Harry Hopp, Cliff Lewis, Steve Juzwik, Bill Daddio, Edgar Jones, Bruiser Kinard, Charlie O'Rourke, Al Vandeweghe, and Curt Sandig.[1]

Fleet City was ranked fourth among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings, behind Army, Navy, and Alabama.[2] In late November, Reinhart reported that the Los Angeles War bond committee had contacted him about matching his Fleet City team against the undefeated Army team on December 26 at Los Angeles Coliseum.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16San Joaquin Cowboys
W 77–0[4]
September 232:30 p.m.Second Air Force
W 7–062,000[5][6]
September 29El Toro Marines
W 21–725,000[7]
October 72:00 p.m.Camp Beale
  • Forster Field
  • Fleet City, CA
W 88–010,000[8][9]
October 142:15 p.m.Hollywood Rangers
  • Forster Field
  • Fleet City, CA
W 16–010,000[10][11]
October 28vs. Fort Warren
W 21–914,441[12]
November 42:00 p.m.vs. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 13–1358,000[13][14]
November 122:00 p.m.Los Angeles Broncos
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 41–620,000[15][16][17]
November 252:00 p.m.Fourth Air Force
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–1050,000[18][19]
December 2Pacific Fleet All-Stars
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 23–760,000[20]
December 92:30 p.m.at El Toro Marines
W 48–2559,143[21][22]
December 162:00 p.m.Fort Warren
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 27–035,000[23][24]

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References
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  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. "Great Army Team May Come West". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. United Press. November 27, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Fleet City Beats Cowboys 77 to 0". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. Associated Press. September 17, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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  9. "Fleet City smears Camp Beale". Palo Alto Times. Palo Alto, California. Associated Press. October 8, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Fleet City In Pro Tilt Today". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 14, 1945. p. A24. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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  18. Sullivan, Prescott (November 25, 1945). "Unbeaten Fleet City Plays Flyers Today". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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