1945 Fort Monroe Gunners football team

1945 Fort Monroe Gunners football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–7
Head coach	Nelson T. Turner & Phil Davis (1st season)
Home stadium	Fort Monroe parade ground, Darlington Memorial Park
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 military service football records
v t e	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 Monroe Gunners football team represented the United States Army's Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia during the 1945 college football season. Led by coaches Nelson T. Turner and Phil Davis, the Gunners compiled a record of 0–7.^[1]

Fort Monroe ranked 288th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Catawba	Salisbury, NC	L 0–34	2,000	^[3]^[4]
September 29	2:30 p.m.	Kinston Marines	Fort Monroe parade ground Hampton, VA	L 7–13		^[5]^[6]
October 6	2:30 p.m.	Camp Detrick	Fort Monroe parade ground Hampton, VA	L 0–7		^[7]^[8]
October 14		at Camp Peary	Peary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 0–40	12,000	^[9]
October 19	8:00 p.m.	Oak Grove Marines	Darlington Memorial Park Hampton, VA	L 0–7	2,500	^[10]^[11]
October 27		Aberdeen Proving Ground	Edgewood, MD	cancelled		^[12]
November 4		Bainbridge		cancelled		^[12]
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Oceana NAS	Virginia Beach, VA	L 0–19		^[13]^[14]
November 16		at Camp Detrick	Frederick, MD	L 0–21		^[15]
All times are in Eastern time

References

^ "Gunners Get In Shape". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. September 2, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ "Catawba After Second Victory Of The Season". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 22, 1945. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Catawba's Tribe Tops Monroe, 34-0". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 23, 1945. p. 13, section 2. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gunners Play Kinston Today". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. September 29, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Marines Down Monroe, 13 To 7". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. September 30, 1945. p. 3B. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gunners Meet Camp Detrick Today At 2:30". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 6, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Camp Detrick Takes Game From Gunners". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 7, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Peary Handles Gunners Roughly, Winning 40 To 0". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 15, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gunners Face Oak Grove At Hampton Field". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 19, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gunners Lose To Marines 7-0". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 20, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ ^a ^b "Gunners Hurt Cancel 2 Tilts". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. October 24, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gunners Play Oceana Friday". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 7, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Oceana Beats Monroe, 19-0". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 10, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Camp Detrick Whips Fort Monroe, 21 to 0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. Associated Press. November 17, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e World War II military service football teams
Bowl games	1943 Sun Bowl 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
All-Service	1943 All-Service football team 1944 All-Service football team
1942	Army Navy Great Lakes Navy (AP Service [APS] No. 1) Iowa Pre-Flight (APS No. 2) Georgia Pre-Flight (APS No. 3) North Carolina Pre-Flight (APS No. 4) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (APS No. 5) Jacksonville NAS (APS No. 6) Camp Grant (APS No. 7) Pensacola NAS (APS No. 8) Manhattan Beach Coast Guard (APS No. 9) Corpus Christi NAS (APS No. 10) Second Air Force (APS No. 11) Fort Knox (APS No. 12) Lakehurst NAS (APS No. 13) Fort Monmouth (APS No. 14) Fort Riley (APS No. 15) Camp Davis (APS No. 16) March Field (APS No. 17) Fort Totten (APS T-No. 18) Spence Field (APS T-No. 18) Daniel Field (APS T-No. 20) Fort Douglas (APS T-No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Albuquerque AAB Santa Ana AAB Will Rogers AB
1943	Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 2) Navy (AP No. 4) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 6) Del Monte Pre-Flight (AP No. 8) March Field (AP No. 10) Army (AP No. 11) Bainbridge (AP No. 17) 124th Infantry 176th Infantry 300th Infantry Alameda Coast Guard Atlantic City NAS Blackland AAF Bowman Field Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Davis Camp Edwards Camp Grant Camp Gordon Camp Kilmer Camp Lee Camp Lejeune Charleston Coast Guard Cherry Point Marines Curtis Bay Coast Guard Daniel Field Fort Douglas Fort Knox Fort Monroe Fort Riley Fort Sheridan Fort Warren Georgia Pre-Flight Greensboro Greenville AAB Jacksonville NATTC Kearns Field Keesler Field Kirtland Field Lakehurst NAS Logan Navy Lowry Field Lubbock AAF Memphis NATTC Norfolk Fleet Marines Norman NAS North Carolina Pre-Flight Ottumwa NAS Patterson Field Pocatello AAB Randolph Field Richmond AAB St. Mary's Pre-Flight Salt Lake AAB Sampson NTS San Diego NTS South Plains AAF Spokane Air Service Ward Island Marines Wright Field
1944	Army (AP No. 1) Randolph Field (AP No. 3) Navy (AP No. 4) Bainbridge (AP No. 5) Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 6) March Field (AP No. 10) Norman NAS (AP No. 13) El Toro Marines (AP No. 16) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 17) Fort Pierce (AP No. 18) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (AP No. 19) Second Air Force (AP No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Amarillo AAF Atlantic City NAS Bergstrom Field Blackland AAF Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Beale Camp Ellis Camp Lee Camp Peary Chatham Field Cherry Point Marines Coronado Amphibious Daniel Field Ellington Field Fairfield-Suisun AAB Fleet City Fort Monroe Fort Warren Fourth Infantry Galveston AAF Georgia Pre-Flight Hondo AAF Jacksonville NAS Keesler Field Klamath Falls Marine Barracks Lincoln AAF Lubbock AAF Maxwell Field Miami NTC Minter Field North Carolina Pre-Flight Olathe NAS Ottumwa NAS Richmond AAB Sampton NTS San Diego NTS San Francisco Coast Guard Selman Field South Plains AAF Third Air Force Third Infantry Tonopah AAF
1945	Army (AP No. 1) Navy (AP No. 3) Air Transport Command Amarillo AAF AAF Training Command Albany Navy Atlantic City NAS Bainbridge Barksdale Field Bergstrom Field Camp Beale Camp Blanding Camp Detrick Camp Lee Camp Peary Cherry Point Marines Dalhart AAF Corpus Christi NAS Eastern Flying Training Command El Toro Marines Ellington Field Farragut NTS First Air Force Fleet City Fort Benning Fort McClellan Fort Monroe Fort Pierce Fort Riley Fort Warren Fourth Air Force Great Bend AAF Great Lakes Navy Gulfport AAF Homestead AAB Hondo AAF Hutchinson NAS Jacksonville NAS Kearney AAF Keesler Field Lake Charles AAF Little Creek Luke Field Miami NAS Miami NTC Minter Field North Camp Hood Oceana NAS Olathe NAS Pensacola NAS Personnel Distribution Command Saint Mary's Pre-Flight San Diego NTS Santa Barbara Marines Second Air Force Selman Field South Camp Hood Stockton AAF Third Air Force Williams Field

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