1945 Fort McClellan Riflemen football team

1945 Fort McClellan Riflemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2
Head coach	Nelson Peterson (1st season)
Home stadium	Anniston Memorial Stadium

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
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 Fort McClellan Riflemen football team represented United States Army's Infantry Replacement Training Command (IRTC) stationed at Fort McClellan, adjacent to Anniston, Alabama, during the 1945 college football season.[1] Led by head coach Nelson Peterson, Miami NAS compiled a record of 1–2. Joe Domnanovich was the team's line coach and played at center. Peterson was also a player-coach for the team.[2]

Fort McClellan was ranked 107th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 12		Georgia Tech B team	Anniston Municipal Stadium Anniston, AL	W 7–0	9,000	[4]
October 27		Fort Benning	Anniston Municipal Stadium Anniston, AL	L 6–21	7,000	[5]
November 3	7:30 p.m.	Alabama B team	Anniston Municipal Stadium Anniston, AL	L 6–7	5,000	[6][7]
November 10		at Alabama B team	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	W 14–6		[8]
November 17		vs. Camp Gordon Johnston	Centennial Field Tallahassee, FL	W 39–0	2,500	[9]
November 24		Miami NAS	Anniston Memorial Stadium Anniston, AL	W 10–7		[10][11]
December 9		Fort Benning	Doughboy Stadium Fort Benning, GA	cancelled		[12]
All times are in Central time

References

1. "IRTC Team Adds Five More Game". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. November 4, 1945. p. 3B. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Georgia Tech B Plays Fort Here Oct. 12". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. October 7, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
4. "Fort Defeats Tech In Close Game Here". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. October 14, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "McClellan Boys, 21-6 To Doughboy Assault". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. October 28, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Riflemen Play Alabama's JV's Here Saturday". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. November 2, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Alabama 'B' Ekes Out Win Over Riflemen". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. November 4, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Ft. M'Clellan Downs Alabama Bees, 14 To 6". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. Associated Press. November 11, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Hell Divers Lose To McClellan, 39-0". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. November 18, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "M'Clellan Defeats Miami Airmen, 10-7". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. November 25, 1945. p. 16. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Miami NAS Bows To Riflemen On Disputed Goal". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. United Press. November 25, 1945. p. 4C. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Benning Cancels McClellan Game". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. December 7, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .