1945_Minter_Field_Atomic_Bombers_football_team

1945 Minter Field Atomic Bombers football
1945 Minter Field Atomic Bombers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–1
Head coach	Ted Wright (1st season);
Captain	Guy Case
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Minter Field Atomic Bombers football team

American college football season

The 1945 Minter Field Atomic Bombers football team, as known as the "Fliers" represented the United States Army Air Forces's Minter Field in Kern County, California during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Ted Wright, the Atomic Bombers compiled a record of 4–2–1.^[1] The team's captain was fullback Guy Case.^[2]

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Minter Field ranked 155th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[3]

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"Atomic Bombers March Up Valley To Hit Bulldogs". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. September 29, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Marines Seek Win For Colonel Guymon". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 22, 1945. p. A3. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Marines Smother Minter Army Eleven 25-0". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 23, 1945. p. A1. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Minter Fliers, Bulldogs Fight Scoreless Tie". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. September 30, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Drillers-Reserves Set For Fray As Sand Dabs Invade East High—Minter Field's "Atomic Bombers" Play Host To U. C. L. A. Ramblers At Griffith Stadium". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 3, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Minter Bombers Stop Bruins At Griffith Field". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 8, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Santa Barbara Marines	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 0–25	6,000	^[4]^[5]
September 29	8:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	T 0–0	6,782–9,000	^[6]^[7]^[8]
October 6	8:00 p.m.	UCLA Ramblers (JV)	Griffith Stadium Bakersield, CA	W 40–0		^[9]^[10]
October 13	8:00 p.m.	at Stockton AAF	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 12–0		^[11]^[12]
October 20		Camp Cooke	Shafter, CA	W 20–6		^[13]
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at UCLA Ramblers (JV)	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–13		^[14]^[15]
November 4		at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 19–0		^[16]
All times are in Pacific time

1945_Minter_Field_Atomic_Bombers_football_team

1945 Minter Field Atomic Bombers football team

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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