1945 Williams Field Fliers football team

1945 Williams Field Fliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
  • Norm Jacot (1st season)
Home stadiumMesa High School Stadium, Goodwin Stadium
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
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

The 1945 Williams Field Fliers team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Williams Field in Maricopa County, Arizona during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Norm Jacot, the Fliers compiled a record of 4–4.

Williams Field ranked 130th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 298:00 p.m.Douglas AAF
W 31–8[2][3]
October 612:00 p.m.at USC Spartans (JV)
L 6–26[4][5]
October 132:00 p.m.Camp Beale
L 0–21[6][7]
October 20at Douglas AAFDouglas, AZW 14–12[8][9]
October 27at Arizona
L 0–307,500[10]
November 10at Luke Field
W 18–7[11][12]
November 17at Las Vegas AAFLas Vegas, NVW 20–7[13]
November 247:45 p.m.Luke Field
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 7–13[14][15]

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 icon.
  2. ^ "Fliers To Get Gridiron Test". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 28, 1945. p. 22. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Williams Field Scores 31-8 Win Over Douglas". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 30, 1945. p. 26. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Fliers Are Set For Spartan Tilt". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 6, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Troy Jayvees Beat Arizona Team, 26-6". Pasadena Star-News and Pasadena Post. Pasadena, California. October 7, 1945. p. 29. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Fliers Battle Bears Today As Underdogs". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 13, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Camp Beale Gains 21-0 Grid Win Over Fliers". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 14, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Fliers Battle For Service Crown". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 20, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Fliers Defeat Douglas Army Eleven, 14-12". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 21, 1945. p. 29. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Arizona Cats Swamp Williams Field, 30–0". The Arizona Daily Star. October 28, 1945. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Luke Field Favored Over Fliers Tonight". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 10, 1945. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Luke Squad Outplayed By 18-7 Score". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 11, 1945. p. 49. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Fliers Scalp Vegas Eleven". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 19, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Fields Prime For Tempe Tilt Tonight". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 24, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Like Topples Strong Fliers". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 26, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.