1945 Stockton Army Air Field Commandos football team

1945 Stockton Army Air Field Commandos football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5–2
Head coach	Gordon Rice (1st season)
Home stadium	Baxter 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
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 Stockton Army Air Field Commandos team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Stockton Army Air Field (Stockton AAF) and the Stockton Ordinance Depot in Stockton, California during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Gordon Rice, the Commandos compiled a record of 4–5–2.

Stockton AAF ranked 131st among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at Pacific (CA)	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 12–6		[2][3]
September 8	8:00 p.m.	at Santa Barbara Marines	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–26	4,000	[4][5][6]
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Camp Beale	Knight Field Marysville, CA	T 0–0	5,000	[7][8]
September 30	2:30 p.m.	at Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–26	30,000	[9][10]
October 6	8:00 p.m.	McClellan Field	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 27–0		[11][12]
October 13	8:00 p.m.	Minter Field	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–12		[13][14]
October 19		Albany Navy	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	T 20–20		[15][16]
November 3	8:00 p.m.	Camp Pendleton	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 6–13		[17][18]
November 9		at Compton	Ramsaur Stadium Compton, CA	L 7–19	9,000	[19][20][21]
November 17		Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 19–13	10,000	[22][23]
November 30		at Pacific (CA)	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 6–0		[24][25]
All times are in Pacific time

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 .
2. Kizer, Avery L. (August 31, 1945). "Football Opener Pits Tigers' Passes Against Army Power". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Army Crashes Pacific 12-6". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. September 1, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Marines Meet Stockton Tonight In Grid Opener". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 8, 1945. p. A3. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Local Marines Win, 26-0, In Opener". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 9, 1945. p. A1. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Local Marines Win Grid Opener 26-0 (continued)". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 10, 1945. p. A2. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Little, Walt (September 22, 1945). "Grid Season to Open Tonight On Hub Field". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Beale Tied By Commandos". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. September 24, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. Borba, Harry (September 30, 1945). "Gaels Face Rugged Foe in Kezar Today". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 17. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Gaels Easily Score Second Victory, 26-0". Oakland Tribune. October 1, 1945. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Peri, John (October 6, 1945). "Commandos Meet M'Clellan On Baxter Gridiron Tonight". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
12. Peri, John (October 8, 1945). "Commandos Wins Easily". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "'Mando Line-Up For Saturday". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. October 12, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
14. Peri, John (October 20, 1945). "Minter Field 12-0 Winner". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
15. Peri, John (October 19, 1945). "Beach Busters Here Tonight". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
16. Peri, John (October 19, 1945). "Navy Beach Busters Tie Commandos 20-20". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
17. Sprague, Tom (November 3, 1945). "Marines Are Loaded For Rolling Commandos Tonight". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
18. Peri, John (November 5, 1945). "Commandos Lose Tight Game To Pendleton Marines, 13-6". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
19. "Commandos Meet Compton Tartars". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. November 9, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
20. "Chances To Down AAF Commandos Considered Slim". Lynwood Press. Lynwood, California. November 9, 1945. p. 3, section 3. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
21. "Compton Eleven Upsets Stockton". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
22. Dunbar, Bill (November 18, 1945). "Commandos Beat Tribe, 19-13 in Stanford's Opening Game". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. A-14. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
23. "Stanford Gridmen Lose First Tilt". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. Associated Press. November 18, 1945. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
24. Peri, John (November 30, 1945). "Tigers Battle Commandos". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
25. Peri, John (December 1, 1945). "Commandos Close With 6-0 Win Over Stagg's Bengals". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 11. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .