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1945 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football team

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1945 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
  • Norton "Red" Saunders
Home stadiumHouse Park, Memorial Stadium
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
Fleet City     11 0 1
Jacksonville NAS     9 2 0
Hutchinson NAS     8 0 0
El Toro Marines     8 2 0
Corpus Christi NAS     7 1 0
North Camp Hood     7 1 0
Selman Field     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
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 Bergstrom Field Troop Carriers football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Bergstrom Field near Austin, Texas during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Norton "Red" Saunders, the Troop Carriers compiled a record of 3–5–1.[1][2]

Bergstrom Field was ranked 113th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Southwestern (TX)Georgetown, TXT 6–6[4]
September 22at TexasL 7–1315,000[5][6]
September 29at IowaL 13–1410,000[7][8][9]
October 5Hondo AAF
W 15–13[10]
October 13Corps Christi NAS
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 0–39[11][12][13]
October 28at Personnel Distribution CommandL 0–264,500[14]
November 38:00 p.m.South Camp Hood
  • House Park
  • Austin, TX
W 18–13[15][16]
November 12at Camp GrantRockford, ILW 12–0[17][18]
November 23vs. Camp Cooke 20th Armored DivisionL 0–148,200[19]
December 1at Miami NASMiami, FLcancelled [20]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bergstrom Field Eleven of Austin, Texas, to Play at Iowa U In Opening Grid Tilt". The Demnocrat and Leader. Davenport, Iowa. September 14, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Troop Carrier Command Adds Two Grid Games". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 31, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Evans, Wilbur (September 15, 1945). "Bergstrom and Southwestern Battle to 6-6 Deadlock". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Evans, Wilbur (September 23, 1945). "Bergstrom Club Holds Steers to 13-7 Win". Sunday Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Evans, Wilbur (September 23, 1945). "Longhorns Held to 13-7 Victory by Troop Carrier Eleven (continued)". Sunday Austin-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 14. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Iowa Shocks Fliers, 14-13". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Fliers' Boot Fails; Smith, Niles Stars (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6S. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Hawkeyes Take Opener By Kick After Scoring". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Brooks, L. W. (October 6, 1945). "Troop Carriers Beat Hondo". The Austin-American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "NATB Comets Crush Bergstom Field Troop Carriers Under 34-0 Barrage". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. October 14, 1945. p. 1D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Comets (continued)". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. October 14, 1945. p. 2D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Marks, Charles (October 14, 1945). "Comets Run Rampant Over Bergstrom, 34-0". Sunday Austin-American. Austin, Texas. p. 13. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Carrico, John (October 29, 1945). "Comets Turn On In Final Quarter To Subdue Troop Carriers 26-0". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Fliers, Camp Hood To Clash". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 3, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Marks, Charles (November 4, 1945). "Carriers Stop Hood, 18-13". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 15. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Light Session Scheduled For Carriers". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 6, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Carriers Wallop Camp Grant, 12-0 in Penalty-Marred Tilt". The Austin-American. Austin, Texas. November 13, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Bergstrom Fliers". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 23, 1945. p. 21. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ "Cancel Grid Game". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 28, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ "State Service Teams Closing Schedules With This Week". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. November 28, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.