1945 Fort Pierce Amphibs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–9
Head coach
Home stadiumBurdine Stadium, Jaycee Field
1945 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Army Air Forces League
Third Air Force + 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
AAF Training Command + 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
Fourth Air Force 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
First Air Force 2 –2 –23 –2 –3
Air Transport Command 2 –3 –16 –3 –2
Personnel Distribution Command 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Second Air Force 1 –5 –03 –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 Pierce Amphibs football team represented the Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base, in Fort Pierce, Florida, during the 1945 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Hamp Pool, the Amphibs compiled a record of 4–9. The team's starting quarterback was Johnny Lujack.[1]

The Fort Pierce Amphibs were ranked 40th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 153:30 p.m.at Air Transport Command
L 10–137,000[3][4][5][6][7]
September 29First Air Force
L 7–1916,000[8][9]
October 73:00 p.m.AAF Training Command
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 7–1910,000[10][11][12]
October 13Jacksonville NASFort Pierce, FLL 6–135,000–6,000[13][14]
October 21at Third Air Force
W 26–129,000[15][16][17][18][19]
October 272:30 p.m.at Jacksonville NASJacksonville, FLL 7–3516,000[20][21]
November 4at Personnel Distribution Command
L 7–1610,000[22]
November 11Fort Benning
  • Jaycee Field
  • Fort Pierce, FL
W 14–13[23]
November 182:00 p.m.at Little Creek
L 7–2714,000[24][25]
November 25Keesler FieldFort Pierce, FLW 21–75,000[26]
December 2Fort Benning
L 6–40[27]
December 9Little CreekFort Pierce, FLL 0–205,000[28]
December 16at University of HavanaHavana, CubaW 55–20[29]

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References

  1. ↑ Whoric, John H. (December 24, 1945). "Sportorials; Bits Here And There". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 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. ↑ Steber, Bob (September 15, 1945). "12,000 Expected To See Clash; Kickoff at 2:30". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ Steber, Bob (September 15, 1945). "ATC Rockets Entertain Powerful Naval Amphibs Today (continued)". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 5. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Raymond (September 16, 1945). "Two Late Passes Give Fliers Win In Stiff Battle". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1A. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Raymond (September 16, 1945). "Rockets' Air Power in 4th Sink Navy Amphibs 13-10 (continued)". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1C. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Raymond (September 16, 1945). "Clark Throws Winning Points (continued)". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 3C. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ Bell, Jack (September 30, 1945). "First AAF Eleven Defeats Fort Pierce Amphibs, 19-7". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1C. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ Bell, Jack (September 30, 1945). "Yarborough Eleven Wins (continued)". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2C. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Amphibs Battle Service Champs". Miami Daily News. Miami, FL. October 7, 1945. p. 2C. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ McMullen, Lorin (October 8, 1945). "Skymasters' Aerials Sink Amphibs, 19-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ McMullen, Lorin (October 8, 1945). "Skymasters' Air Show Beats Fort Pierce, 19-7 (continued)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "Jax Navy Edges Out Fort Pierce". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. October 14, 1945. p. 5C. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "Jim Tatum's Boys Win Over Fort Pierce, 13-6". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. United Press. October 14, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ↑ "Gremlins Meet Navy Amphibs This Afternoon". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. October 21, 1945. p. B1. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ↑ "Gremlins Will Meet Navy Amphibs Today At Phillips Field (continued)". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. October 21, 1945. p. B2. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ↑ Norton, Pete (October 22, 1945). "Navy Amphibs Upset Grems, 26-12". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ↑ Norton, Pete (October 22, 1945). "Navy Amphibs Win Over Gremlins by 26 to 12 Margin (continued)". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 10. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ↑ "Gremlins Beaten By Amphibs, 26-12". Fort Myers News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. Associated Press. October 22, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ↑ "Amphibs And Fliers Clash". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 27, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ↑ "Jax Navy Wins One-Side Tilt From Amphibs". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. October 28, 1945. p. B2. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ↑ "Comets' Comeback Tips Amphibs 16-7". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 5, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ↑ "Fort Pierce Conquers Benning". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 12, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  24. ↑ "Fort Pierce, Amphibs". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. November 18, 1945. p. 16, part 2. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  25. ↑ Fergusson, Tom (November 19, 1945). "Little Creek Defeats Fort Pierce, 27 to 7". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. p. 9. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  26. ↑ "Fort Pierce beats Keesler Field, 21–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1945. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ↑ "Benning Wallops Ft. Pierce, 40-6". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. December 3, 1945. p. 2B. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  28. ↑ "Little Creek Navy". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. December 10, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  29. ↑ "Amphibs Rout Havana, 55-20". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. December 17, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  30. ↑ "Fort Pierce Grid Schedule Revised". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. September 11, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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