1945_Cherry_Point_Marines_Flying_Leathernecks_football_team

1945 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football
1945 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football
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Record	1–8
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team

American college football season

The 1945 Cherry Point Marines Flying Leathernecks football team represented Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina during the 1945 college football season. The Flying Leathernecks compiled a record of 1–8.

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The Cherry Point Marines were ranked 112th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[1]

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"Jax Fliers Thump Marine Eleven 26-0". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. October 1, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Cherry Point Defeats Camp Mackall By 29–0". The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. Associated Press. October 8, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Gremlins Defeat Marines For Fourth In Row, 20-0". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. October 15, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Third Air Force Blanks Leathernecks, 20-0". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 15, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"ATC Picked Over Cherry Point In Hot Grid Tilt Here Today". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. October 28, 1945. p. A20. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Line-Ripping Rockets Blast Marine Team, Unable To Score". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 29, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Peary Pirates Beat Cherry Point Marines". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 5, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"123,000 Fans Saw Camp Lee In 11 Games". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. December 14, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		at Jacksonville NAS	Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 0–26		^[2]
October 7		Camp Mackall	Cherry Point, NC	W 29–0		^[3]
October 14		Third Air Force	Cherry Point, NC	L 0–20	8,000	^[4]^[5]
October 20	2:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–20	7,000	^[6]^[7]^[8]
October 28	1:00 p.m.	vs. Air Transport Command	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–27	20,000	^[9]^[10]
November 4		at Camp Peary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 0–27	10,000	^[11]
November 11		at Camp Lee	Nowak Field Camp Lee, VA	L 7–27	9,500–10,000	^[12]^[13]
November 18		Camp Peary	Cherry Point, NC	L 0–7		^[14]
November 25		First Air Force	Cherry Point, NC	cancelled		^[15]
December 2		at Keesler Field	Flier Field Biloxi, MS	L 0–41	13,000	^[16]
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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