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1945 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football team

1945 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 military service football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army Air Forces League
Third Air Force + 4 1 1 7 2 1
AAF Training Command + 4 1 1 8 3 1
Fourth Air Force 3 2 1 6 3 1
First Air Force 2 2 2 3 2 3
Air Transport Command 2 3 1 6 3 2
Personnel Distribution Command 2 4 0 6 5 0
Second Air Force 1 5 0 3 7 0
Independents
Fleet City     11 0 1
Jacksonville NAS     9 2 0
Hutchinson NAS     8 0 0
El Toro Marines     8 2 0
Corpus Christi NAS     7 1 0
North Camp Hood     7 1 0
Selman Field     7 1 0
Little Creek     7 2 0
Santa Barbara Marines     7 3 1
Camp Lee     7 4 0
Camp Beale     6 1 2
Farragut NTS     6 2 0
Eastern Flying Training Command     6 3 1
Great Lakes Navy     6 4 1
Hondo AAF     6 4 1
South Camp Hood     5 2 0
Camp Peary     5 3 0
Bainbridge     5 4 0
Fort Benning     5 4 1
Fort Warren     5 7 0
Fort McClellan     4 2 0
San Diego NTS     4 2 0
Atlantic City NAS     4 2 1
Minter Field     4 2 1
Williams Field     4 4 0
Stockton AAF     4 5 2
Barksdale Field     4 7 0
Fort Pierce     4 9 0
Amarillo AAF     3 1 0
Olathe NAS     3 2 0
Albany Navy     3 3 1
Camp Detrick     3 4 0
Kearney AAF     3 4 0
Bergstrom Field     3 5 1
Keesler Field     3 6 1
Melville PT Boats     2 1 0
Great Bend AAF     2 4 0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight     2 4 1
Gulfport AAF     2 5 0
Pensacola NAS     2 7 1
Squantum NAS     1 1 0
Camp Blanding     1 2 0
Luke Field     1 2 0
Miami NAS     1 2 0
Miami NTC     1 3 0
NSB New London     1 3 0
Oceana NAS     1 3 0
Fort Riley     1 4 0
Lake Charles AAF     1 4 0
Ellington Field     1 4 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

The 1945 Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers football team represented United States Navy's Naval Air Station Olathe (Olathe NAS) in Gardner, Kansas during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Roy Engle, the Clippers compiled a record of 3–2.[1]

Olathe NAS was ranked 99th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at WashburnW 19–0[3][4]
October 6at Kansas StateW 34–12[5]
October 13at Hutchinson NASHutchinson, KSL 0–15[6]
October 26at Saint Louis
L 13–197,000[7][8]
November 3at LorasDubuque, IAW 26–18[9]
November 17at Pittsburg StatePittsburg, KScancelled [10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Olathe Clippers in 6 Games This Fall". The Parsons Sun. Parsons, Kansas. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 icon.
  3. ^ "Washburn Loses To Olathe Eleven". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Associated Press. September 29, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Olathe Plasters Washburn 19 to 0". The Parsons Sun. Parsons, Kansas. Associated Press. September 29, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Olathe Trounces Wildcats, 32-14". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. October 7, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Olathe Is Sunk". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Associated Press. October 14, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Broeg, Bob (October 26, 1945). "St. Louis U. Seeks Seventh Straight Home Victory Against Strong Olathe". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6C. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Broeg, Bob (October 27, 1945). "Olathe Offered Return Engagement After Losing to Billikens, 19-13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 8A. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Duhawks' Rally Fails, Olathe Triumphs, 26-18". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 4, 1945. p. S7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Olathe Shy Players, Pittsburg Game Off". Morning World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. International News Service. November 15, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Pittsburgh Plays Sailors Saturday". The Parsons Sun. Parsons, Kansas. November 16, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.