1945 Ellington Field Fliers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1945 Ellington Field Fliers football Independent 1–4–1 Louis A. "Bullet" Gray 1st The 1945 Ellington Field Fliers football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Ellington Field, located in Houston, during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Louis A. "Bullet" Gray, the Fliers compiled a record of 1–4–1. On October 31, Gray announced that team would not play any more games as more of the players were being discharged from military service. Ellington Field Drops Football; Men Discharged https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122115485/corpus-christi-caller-times/ Corpus Christi Caller Corpus Christi, Texas United Press November 1, 1945 12 April 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Ellington Field ranked 133rd 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 Central September 15 t y Hondo AAF Hondo, TX 7–7 2,500 Hondo and Ellington Battle To 7-7 Tie https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122055649/the-brownsville-herald/ The Brownsville Herald Brownsville, Texas Associated Press September 16, 1945 2 April 1, 2023 Newspapers.com September 22 2:30 p.m. l y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX 0–54 Aggies Play Ellington Team https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122115671/the-austin-american/ The Austin American Austin, Texas Associated Press September 22, 1945 7 April 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Preston Smith's 25 Points Pace Aggies' 54-0 Victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122115007/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas Associated Press September 23, 1945 11 April 1, 2023 Newspapers.com September 29 l y Selman Field Monroe, LA 0–13 Selman Ball Carrier Runs 100 Yds. for Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121981682/the-times/ The Shreveport Times Shreveport, Louisiana Associated Press September 30, 1945 18 March 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 13 l North Camp Hood 0–6 Top Service Teams May Shared Honors https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122116039/corpus-christi-times/ The Corpus Christi Times Corpus Christi, Texas United Press October 15, 1945 9 April 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Camp Hood Elevens Will Battle Friday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122117359/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas Associated Press October 18, 1945 13 April 2, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 w Amarillo AAF Houston, TX 19–6 Ellington Field Whips Amarillo AAF, 19-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122090375/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas Associated Press October 22, 1945 13 April 1, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 l Hondo AAF Houston, TX 6–7 1,600 Hondo Field Shades Ellington, 7 To 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122056001/san-angelo-standard-times/ San Angelo Standard-Times San Angelo, Texas Associated Press October 29, 1945 3 April 1, 2023 Newspapers.com State Service Teams Closing Schedules With This Week https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121989946/el-paso-times/ El Paso Times El Paso, Texas Associated Press November 28, 1945 10 March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com References Ellington Field Category:Ellington Field Fliers football seasons Ellington Field Fliers football