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1945 Lake Charles Army Air Field Invaders football team

1945 Lake Charles Army Air Field Invaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
Home stadiumKillen Field
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 Lake Charles Army Air Field Invaders football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Lake Charles Army Air Field (Lake Charles AAF) during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach George B. Simler, the Invaders compiled a record of 1–4.[1]

Lake Charles AAF was ranked 154th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Louisiana Tech
L 2–7[3]
September 22at Southwestern LouisianaW 21–7[4]
September 29Northwestern StateLake Charles, LAL 0–7[5]
October 6Selman FieldMonroe, LAL 7–18[6]
October 13Barksdale Field
  • Killen Field
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 9–133,000[7]

References

  1. ^ "Season's Records Give Sky Raiders Edge on Next Foe". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 12, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved April 1, 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. ^ "Ruston beats Lake Charles". The Times. September 16, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Reggie, Edmond (September 22, 1945). "Bulldogs Squad To Meet Army Flyers Tonight". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. p. 8. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Demons Beat Lake Charles". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 30, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Cyclones Win". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Sky Raiders Win Over Lake Charles In Final Minute". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 14, 1945. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.