1945 Farragut Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team

1945 Farragut Naval Training Station Bluejackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
  • J. C. Wofford
CaptainCharles Newman, Bill McDonald
Home stadiumMain drill 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
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 Farragut Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team represented the United States Navy's Farragut Naval Training Station (Farragut NYS) in Idaho during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach J. C. Wofford, the Bluejackets compiled a record of 6–2. Ends Charles Newman and Bill McDonald were elected team captains.[1]

Farragut NTS was ranked 181st among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7vs. Pocatello MarinesButte, MTW 36–0[3][4]
October 13at Idaho
  • Neale Stadium
  • Moscow, ID
W 18–73,500[5]
October 27MontanaFarragut, IDW 13–215,500[6]
November 4at Fort WarrenCheyenne, WYL 0–27[7]
November 10IdahoFarragut, IDW 14–6[8]
November 172:00 p.m.Bremerton Rockets
  • Main drill field
  • Farragut, ID
W 33–01,000[9][10]
November 22at Montana
W 18–134,000[11]
December 11:30 p.m.vs. Fort Lewis
L 7–135,000[12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Tars See Tough Battle On Deck". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 21, 1945. p. 10. 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. ^ "Farragut Team Opens Season". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 7, 1945. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Farragut Trips Pocatello Marines". The Idaho Daily Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 8, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Farragut Sailors crush Idaho 18-7 for 3rd loss". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1945. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Farragut Tips Montana, 21-13". The Idaho Sunday Statesman. Boise, Idaho. Associated Press. October 28, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Fort Warren 27, Farragut 0". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. Associated Press. November 5, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Farragut Sailors defeat Idaho Vandals 14-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1945. p. 9.
  9. ^ "Farragut Plays Semi-pro Team". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 16, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Farragut Naval '11' Swamps Bremerton". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. November 18, 1945. p. 21. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Tars Squeeze Montana, 18-13". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 23, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Expect Full House for Spokane's Army-Navy Fray". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 1, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Last Half Comeback Gives Fort Lewis 13-7 Win Over Farragut Tars". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 2, 1945. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Rugged Elevens Evenly Matched (continued)". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 2, 1945. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.