1945 Fort Riley Ramblers football team

1945 Fort Riley Ramblers football
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Record1–4
Head coach
  • William Kennedy
Seasons
← 1944
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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 Fort Riley Ramblers football team represented the United States Army's Fort Riley in Kansas during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach William Kennedy, the Ramblers compiled a record of 1–4. Lieutenant Kennedy had played college football at Cornell University from 1937 to 1939.[1]

Fort Riley ranked 204th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Washburn
L 0–19[3][4]
October 142:00 p.m.Kearney AAFFort Riley, KSL 0–20[5][6][7]
October 197:45 p.m.vs. Wichita
L 13–311,500[8][9]
November 4at Kearney AAF
W 18–13800[10]
November 112:30 p.m.at Saint Louis
L 13–187,000[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Hilgendorf, Bob (September 21, 1945). "Sports Spotlites". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. p. 3. Retrieved April 5, 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. ^ "Fort Riley Tests Washburn Team". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Associated Press. September 21, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Washburn Keeps Going". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. September 22, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Raiders Will Meet Fort Riley Sunday". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. October 12, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Fort Riley Bows To Kearney AAF". Lincoln Evening Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. United Press. October 15, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Kearney Shellacs Ft. Riley Ramblers, 20-0". The Duster. Kearney, Nebraska. October 19, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Max Beal Shows Power In Running". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 16, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Claus, Jimmy (October 20, 1945). "Shockers Defeat Ft. Riley". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 6. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Fort Riley Scores 18-13 Victory Over Kearney Air Field's Red Raiders". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. November 5, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Broeg, Bob (November 11, 1945). "Billikens Revamped For Their Game Today". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Broeg, Bob (November 12, 1945). "No Rest for Billikens Today Despite Victory Over Fort Riley". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 10A. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.