1945_Selman_Field_Cyclones_football_team

1945 Selman Field Cyclones football
1945 Selman Field Cyclones football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1
Head coach	Red Whitman (1st season);
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Selman Field Cyclones football team

American college football season

The 1945 Selman Field Cyclones football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Selman Army Airfield near Monroe, Louisiana during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Red Whitman, the Cyclones compiled a record of 7–1. Dale Monget was an assistant coach. The team's roster included Bob Sandberg.^[1]

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Selman Field was ranked 116th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[2]

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"Northwestern, Selman Field Play Saturday". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 18, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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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 .

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"Demons Open Against Selman". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 22, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Field Wins From Northwestern Demons". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Ball Carrier Runs 100 Yds. for Score". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Cyclones Win". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Gulfport Field Defeats Selman Field". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. Associated Press. October 15, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Barksdale, Selman Field Grid Teams Entertain Fan Today On Louisiana State Fair Field". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 20, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Carter, Joe R. (October 21, 1945). "Selman Beats Sky Raiders In Close Battle". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 18. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Comeback Too Much, Bomber Tumble In Defeat". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 28, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Demons to Clash With Cyclones on Monroe Field". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 2, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Selman Field Soldiers Win Again From Demons". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 3, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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"Cyclones Score 10 To 7 Victory Over Barksdale". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 18, 1945. p. 41. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	8:30 p.m.	Northwestern State	Natchitoches, LA	W 12–0		^[3]^[4]
September 29		Ellington Field	Monroe, LA	W 13–0		^[5]
October 6		Lake Charles AAF	Monroe, LA	W 18–7		^[6]
October 13		Gulfport AAF	Monroe, LA	L 7–13		^[7]
October 20	2:00 p.m.	at Barksdale Field	Louisiana State Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA	W 13–0	4,500	^[8]^[9]^[10]
October 27		Gulfport AAF	Gulfport, MS	W 47–25	4,000	^[11]
November 2		Northwestern State	Monroe, LA	W 13–0		^[12]^[13]
November 17		Barksdale Field	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 10–7	3,000	^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
All times are in Central 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