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1945 Camp Peary Pirates football team

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1945 Camp Peary Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCary 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 Camp Peary Pirates football team represented Camp Peary of Virginia during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Edward A. Jontos, the Pirates compiled a record of 5–3. The team's roster included Jim Mello.[1]

Camp Peary ranked 52nd among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Little CreekW 6–010,000[3]
October 6at Camp Lee
L 10–136,000–10,000[4][5]
October 14Fort Monroe
  • Peary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 40–012,000[6]
October 28at First ArmyFort Bragg, NCW 12–05,000[7]
November 4Cherry Point Marines
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 27–010,000[8]
November 18Cherry Point MarinesCherry Point, NCW 7–0[9]
November 252:00 p.m.Camp Lee
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 6–710,000[10][11]
December 2Personnel Distribution Command
  • William & Mary Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 14–2110,000[12]

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References

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  1. ^ "Camp Peary Eleven Not Strong as '44 Edition". The Portsmouth Star. Portsmouth, Virginia. Associated Press. September 25, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 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. ^ "Camp Peary Wins, 6-0, From Amphibs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 1, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Lee Gets By Peary, 13-10". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Peary Handles Gunners Roughly, Winning 40 To 0". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 15, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Camp Peary Beats Fort Bragg, 12-0". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. Associated Press. October 29, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Peary Wins, 7-0, In Last Quarter". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 19, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Peary Pirates To Play Lee". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 25, 1945. p. 2B. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Lee Defeats Peary, 7 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. November 26, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Camp Peary Loses To AAF, 21-14, Before 10,000". Daily Press. Newport News, VA. Associated Press. December 3, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Peary Pirates Revise Dates". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. September 10, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.