1945 Selman Field Cyclones football team

The 1945 Selman Field Cyclones football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Selman Army Airfield near Monroe, Louisiana during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Red Whitman, the Cyclones compiled a record of 7–1. Dale Monget was an assistant coach. The team's roster included Bob Sandberg.[1]

1945 Selman Field Cyclones football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
  • Red Whitman (1st season)
Home stadiumBrown 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

Selman Field was ranked 116th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 228:30 p.m.Northwestern StateNatchitoches, LAW 12–0[3][4]
September 29Ellington FieldMonroe, LAW 13–0[5]
October 6Lake Charles AAFMonroe, LAW 18–7[6]
October 13Gulfport AAFMonroe, LAL 7–13[7]
October 202:00 p.m.at Barksdale Field
W 13–04,500[8][9][10]
October 27Gulfport AAFGulfport, MSW 47–254,000[11]
November 2Northwestern StateMonroe, LAW 13–0[12][13]
November 17Barksdale Field
W 10–73,000[14][15][16][17]

References
  1. "Northwestern, Selman Field Play Saturday". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 18, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved March 30, 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. "Demons Open Against Selman". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 22, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Selman Field Wins From Northwestern Demons". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "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.
  6. "Cyclones Win". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Gulfport Field Defeats Selman Field". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. Associated Press. October 15, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Barksdale, Selman Field Grid Teams Entertain Fan Today On Louisiana State Fair Field". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 20, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Carter, Joe R. (October 21, 1945). "Selman Beats Sky Raiders In Close Battle". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 18. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. Carter, Joe R. (October 21, 1945). "Selman Beats Sky Raiders In Close Battle (continued)". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Selman Comeback Too Much, Bomber Tumble In Defeat". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 28, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Demons to Clash With Cyclones on Monroe Field". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 2, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Selman Field Soldiers Win Again From Demons". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 3, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Cyclones Score 10 To 7 Victory Over Barksdale". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 18, 1945. p. 41. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Barksdale To Close Grid Race Against Naval Eleven". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 19, 1945. p. 9A. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "Barksdale (continued)". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 19, 1945. p. 12A. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. Labbruzzo, Don (November 19, 1945). "Barksdale Best in Everything By the Score". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 13. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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