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1945 Lake Charles Army Air Field Invaders football team

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1945 Lake Charles Army Air Field Invaders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
Home stadiumKillen Field
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
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 Lake Charles Army Air Field Invaders football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Lake Charles Army Air Field (Lake Charles AAF) during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach George B. Simler, the Invaders compiled a record of 1–4.[1]

Lake Charles AAF was ranked 154th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Louisiana Tech
L 2–7[3]
September 22at Southwestern LouisianaW 21–7[4]
September 29Northwestern StateLake Charles, LAL 0–7[5]
October 6Selman FieldMonroe, LAL 7–18[6]
October 13Barksdale Field
  • Killen Field
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 9–133,000[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Season's Records Give Sky Raiders Edge on Next Foe". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 12, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved April 1, 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. ^ "Ruston beats Lake Charles". The Times. September 16, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Reggie, Edmond (September 22, 1945). "Bulldogs Squad To Meet Army Flyers Tonight". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. p. 8. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Demons Beat Lake Charles". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 30, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Cyclones Win". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Sky Raiders Win Over Lake Charles In Final Minute". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 14, 1945. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.