1945 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team

1945 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
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
Selman Field   –   8 – 1 – 0
El Toro Marines   –   8 – 2 – 0
Corpus Christi NAS   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Camp Hood   –   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
  –   1 – 8 – 0
Dalhart AAF   –   0 – 3 – 0
Homestead AAB   –   0 – 3 – 0
Fort Monroe   –   0 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1945 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team represented Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina during the 1945 college football season. The Flying Leathernecks compiled a record of 1–8.

The Cherry Point Marines were ranked 112th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Jacksonville NAS
L 0–26[2]
October 7Camp MackallCherry Point, NCW 29–0[3]
October 14Third Air ForceCherry Point, NCL 0–208,000[4][5]
October 202:30 p.m.at North CarolinaL 14–207,000[6][7][8]
October 281:00 p.m.vs. Air Transport CommandL 0–2720,000[9][10]
November 4at Camp PearyL 0–2710,000[11]
November 11at Camp Lee
L 7–279,500–10,000[12][13]
November 18Camp PearyCherry Point, NCL 0–7[14]
November 25First Air ForceCherry Point, NCcancelled [15]
December 2at Keesler Field
L 0–4113,000[16]

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. ^ "Jax Fliers Thump Marine Eleven 26-0". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. October 1, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Cherry Point Defeats Camp Mackall By 29–0". The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. Associated Press. October 8, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Gremlins Defeat Marines For Fourth In Row, 20-0". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. October 15, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Third Air Force Blanks Leathernecks, 20-0". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 15, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Football Here Tomorrow". The Chapel Hill Weekly. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. October 19, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Chronicling America Open access icon.
  7. ^ Herbert, Dick (October 21, 1945). "Carolina Wins, 20-14". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Herbert, Dick (October 21, 1945). "History Does Repeat Act In Battle At Chapel Hill (continued)". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 13. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "ATC Picked Over Cherry Point In Hot Grid Tilt Here Today". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. October 28, 1945. p. A20. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Line-Ripping Rockets Blast Marine Team, Unable To Score". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 29, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Peary Pirates Beat Cherry Point Marines". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 5, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Lee Trounces Cherry Point". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 12, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "123,000 Fans Saw Camp Lee In 11 Games". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. December 14, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Peary Wins, 7-0, In Last Quarter". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 19, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Game Cancelled". The Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 26, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Keesler Field checks Cherry Point Marines". The News and Observer. December 3, 1945. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.