1945 Stockton Army Air Field Commandos football team

The 1945 Stockton Army Air Field Commandos team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Stockton Army Air Field (Stockton AAF) and the Stockton Ordinance Depot in Stockton, California during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Gordon Rice, the Commandos compiled a record of 4–5–2.

1945 Stockton Army Air Field Commandos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–2
Head coach
  • Gordon Rice (1st season)
Home stadiumBaxter 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

Stockton AAF ranked 131st among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 318:00 p.m.at Pacific (CA)
W 12–6[2][3]
September 88:00 p.m.at Santa Barbara Marines
L 0–264,000[4][5][6]
September 228:00 p.m.at Camp Beale
T 0–05,000[7][8]
September 302:30 p.m.at Saint Mary's
L 0–2630,000[9][10]
October 68:00 p.m.McClellan Field
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 27–0[11][12]
October 138:00 p.m.Minter Field
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 0–12[13][14]
October 19Albany Navy
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
T 20–20[15][16]
November 38:00 p.m.Camp Pendleton
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
L 6–13[17][18]
November 9at Compton
L 7–199,000[19][20][21]
November 17Stanford
W 19–1310,000[22][23]
November 30at Pacific (CA)
  • Baxter Stadium
  • Stockton, CA
W 6–0[24][25]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Kizer, Avery L. (August 31, 1945). "Football Opener Pits Tigers' Passes Against Army Power". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Army Crashes Pacific 12-6". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. September 1, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Marines Meet Stockton Tonight In Grid Opener". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 8, 1945. p. A3. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Local Marines Win, 26-0, In Opener". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 9, 1945. p. A1. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Local Marines Win Grid Opener 26-0 (continued)". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 10, 1945. p. A2. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Little, Walt (September 22, 1945). "Grid Season to Open Tonight On Hub Field". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Beale Tied By Commandos". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. September 24, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Borba, Harry (September 30, 1945). "Gaels Face Rugged Foe in Kezar Today". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 17. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Gaels Easily Score Second Victory, 26-0". Oakland Tribune. October 1, 1945. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Peri, John (October 6, 1945). "Commandos Meet M'Clellan On Baxter Gridiron Tonight". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. Peri, John (October 8, 1945). "Commandos Wins Easily". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "'Mando Line-Up For Saturday". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. October 12, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. Peri, John (October 20, 1945). "Minter Field 12-0 Winner". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. Peri, John (October 19, 1945). "Beach Busters Here Tonight". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. Peri, John (October 19, 1945). "Navy Beach Busters Tie Commandos 20-20". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. Sprague, Tom (November 3, 1945). "Marines Are Loaded For Rolling Commandos Tonight". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. Peri, John (November 5, 1945). "Commandos Lose Tight Game To Pendleton Marines, 13-6". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  19. "Commandos Meet Compton Tartars". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. November 9, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  20. "Chances To Down AAF Commandos Considered Slim". Lynwood Press. Lynwood, California. November 9, 1945. p. 3, section 3. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  21. "Compton Eleven Upsets Stockton". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  22. Dunbar, Bill (November 18, 1945). "Commandos Beat Tribe, 19-13 in Stanford's Opening Game". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. A-14. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  23. "Stanford Gridmen Lose First Tilt". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. Associated Press. November 18, 1945. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  24. Peri, John (November 30, 1945). "Tigers Battle Commandos". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  25. Peri, John (December 1, 1945). "Commandos Close With 6-0 Win Over Stagg's Bengals". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 11. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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