1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football Independent 6–4–1 Paul Brown 2nd Ross Field The 1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team represented the Great Lakes Navy Training Station (Great Lakes NTS) during the 1945 college football season The team compiled a 6–4–1 record, and outscored their opponents 221 to 164. Coached by the legendary Paul Brown, the Bluejackets started the season with a 0–4–1, suffering from a loss of talent as many players were shifted to the west coast to help close the pacific theater of World War II, but once the war ended many men from overseas returned to the boot camp, and the team won their final six games, culminating in a 39–7 defeat of top 5 Notre Dame at home.1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/great-lakes-navy/1945-schedule.html 2020-06-26 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en The Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets were ranked 20th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Litkenhouse Rates College, Service Teams of Nation https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121643539/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania December 19, 1945 20 March 25, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule 1945 AP September 8 l College All–Stars Ross Field North Chicago, IL 0–35 September 15 l Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 2–27 26,076 September 22 t Wisconsin Ross Field North Chicago, IL 0–0 September 29 l Purdue Ross Field North Chicago, IL 6–20 22,000 October 6 l Fort Benning Ross Field North Chicago, IL 12–21 20,000 Great Lakes Beaten, 21-12, by Ft. Benning https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121849669/chicago-tribune/ Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois October 7, 1945 4, part 2 March 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 w Marquette Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI 37–27 October 27 w Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 39–0 10,000 Great Lakes Is Victor, 37-27, Over Marquette: Aschenbrenner Leader of Sailor Attack Chicago Tribune Maurice Shevlin II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121705511/great-lakes-is-victor-37-27-over/ Newspapers.com November 3 w Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 12–6 14,569 November 10 w Michigan State Macklin Field East Lansing, MI 27–7 November 17 w Fort Warren Ross Field North Chicago, IL 47–14 18,000 Segreti James Sailors Swamp Soldiers, 47-14, At Great Lakes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121689970/chicago-tribune/ Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois November 18, 1945 2, part 2 March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com December 1 w Notre Dame 5 Ross Field North Chicago, IL 39–7 23,000 References Great Lakes Navy Category:Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football seasons Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football