1945_Little_Creek_Amphibs_football_team

1945 Little Creek Amphibs football
1945 Little Creek Amphibs football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Russell L. Waters (1st season);
Home stadium	Roberts Field, Forman Field
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Little Creek Amphibs football team

American college football season

The 1945 Little Creek Amphibs football team was an American football team that represented United States Navy's Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Virginia during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Russell L. Waters, the Amphibs compiled a record of 7–2. The team's roster included guard Ben Chase and tackle Phil Ragazzo.^[1]

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Little Creek ranked 46th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[2]

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"Amphibs Going Into Big Time". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. September 21, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Camp Peary Wins, 6-0, From Amphibs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 1, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Second Army Hits Sailors". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. October 13, 1945. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Little Creek In 21-0 Win". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 14, 1945. p. 4B. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Amphibious Base Tops Bragg, 21-0". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. Associated Press. October 14, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"McClone Scores Twice In Amphib Win, 21-7". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. October 28, 1945. p. 16, part 2. 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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"Amphibs Whip Navy B Squad". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. November 4, 1945. p. 16, part 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bainbridge Favored Over Amphibs Today". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. November 11, 1945. p. 16, part 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bainbridge To Visit Little Creek Amphibs". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 11, 1945. p. 26. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Fergusson, Tom (November 12, 1945). "Little Creek Whips Bainbridge, 7-0, On Hal Johnston's 54-Yard Pass". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. p. 9. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Bainbridge Loses By 7-0". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. November 12, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Fort Pierce, Amphibs". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. November 18, 1945. p. 16, part 2. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Fergusson, Tom (November 19, 1945). "Little Creek Defeats Fort Pierce, 27 to 7". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. p. 9. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Fergusson, Tom (November 25, 1945). "Gators Put Up Stiff Fight Before 5,000 (continued)". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. p. 16, part 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Travellers Near End". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. December 2, 1945. p. 4B. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Travellers Take Amphibs". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. December 3, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Little Creek Navy". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. December 10, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		at Camp Peary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 0–6	10,000	^[3]
October 13		Second Army	Forman Field Norfolk, VA	W 21–0	12,000	^[4]^[5]^[6]
October 27		Camp Lee	Roberts Field Little Creek, VA	W 21–7	8,000–10,000	^[7]^[8]
November 3		at Navy B team	Annapolis, MD	W 17–14		^[9]
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Bainbridge	Forman Field Norfolk, VA	W 7–0	5,000	^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Fort Pierce	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 27–7	14,000	^[14]^[15]
November 24	2:00 p.m.	Florida	Forman Field Norfolk, VA	W 12–0	5,000	^[16]^[17]^[18]
December 2		at Camp Lee	Nowak Field Camp Lee, VA	L 6–12	13,000–14,000	^[19]^[20]^[8]
December 9		at Fort Pierce	Fort Pierce, FL	W 20–0	5,000	^[21]
All times are in Eastern time

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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