1945 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1945

| team = San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Independent

| record = 4–2

| head_coach =

| hc_year =

| captain =

| stadium = Hull Field

}}

{{1945 military service football records}}

The 1945 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets football team represented the San Diego Naval Training Station (San Diego NTS) during the 1945 college football season. The Bluejackets compiled a record of 4–2.

The San Diego NTS Bluejackets were ranked 16th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.{{cite news |last=Litkenhous |first=E. E. |authorlink=Edward E. Litkenhous |title=Litkenhouse Rates College, Service Teams of Nation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121643539/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=December 19, 1945 |page=20 |access-date=March 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1945

| poll = AP

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| score = 14–20

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Navy Favored To Beat Bruins at Coliseum |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121879066/the-los-angeles-times/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=September 29, 1945 |page=6, part I |access-date=March 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Wolf |first=Al |title=Bruins Upset San Diego Navy by 20-14 Edge |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121879179/the-los-angeles-times/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=September 30, 1945 |page=5, part II |access-date=March 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Wolf |first=Al |title=Bruins Upset San Diego Navy (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121879284/the-los-angeles-times/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=September 30, 1945 |page=6, part II |access-date=March 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = w

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Hull Field

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 33–6

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=San Diego Navy Plasters USC Trojans By 33 To 6 Score |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121879477/nevada-state-journal/ |newspaper=Nevada State Journal |location=Reno, Nevada |agency=United Press |date=October 14, 1945 |page=B4 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1945|team=Compton Tartars|title=Compton}}

| site_stadium = Hull Field

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 61–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Tartars Face Navy 11 Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121879848/metropolitan-pasadena-star-news/ |newspaper=Pasadena Star-News and Pasadena Post |location=Pasadena, California |date=October 21, 1945 |page=35 |access-date=March 27, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=San Diego Navy Is 61-0 Winner Over Compton College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121879961/the-whittier-news/ |newspaper=The Whitter News |location=Whittier, California |agency=United Press |date=October 22, 1945 |page=10 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = l

| opponent = El Toro Marines

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 0–20

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=El Toro Marine Eleven Blanks San Diego, 20-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121628790/the-los-angeles-times/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |agency=Associated Press |date=November 12, 1945 |page=6, part II |access-date=March 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = w

| opponent = Santa Barbara Marines

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 34–7

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=N. T. S. Grids best Goleta Marines |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121880242/the-los-angeles-times/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |agency=Associated Press |date=November 19, 1945 |page=9, part II |access-date=March 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = w

| opponent = San Diego Bombers

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| score = 19–0

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Sailors trim props, 19-0 in bond game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121880745/daily-news/ |newspaper=Daily News |location=Los Angeles, California|agency=United Press |date=November 26, 1945 |page=18 |access-date=March 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Navy Dump Bombers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121880595/the-fresno-bee/ |newspaper=The Fresno Bee |location=Fresno, California|agency=United Press |date=November 26, 1945 |page=11 |access-date=March 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

}}

{{cite news |author= |title=Final Log For Nation's Top Football Teams |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121674996/the-los-angeles-times/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=December 2, 1945 |page=14, part I |access-date=March 26, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

References