1945 Eastern Flying Training Command Eagles football team

The 1945 Eastern Flying Training Command Eagles team represented the Army Air Forces Eastern Flying Training Command (ETFC) at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Paul Geisler, the Eagles compiled a record of 6–3–1.

1945 Eastern Flying Training Command Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Paul Geisler (1st season)
Home stadium	Cramton Bowl
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 military service football records

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

Eastern Flying Training Command was ranked 60th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	8:00 p.m.	at Barksdale Field	Louisiana State Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA	W 13–0	10,000	[2][3]
September 23	2:30 p.m.	Gulfport AAF	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 40–0	6,000	[4][5]
September 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. Auburn	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 7–0	12,000	[6][7][8][9]
October 5		at Army JV	West Point, NY	W 7–6		[10]
October 13		Homestead AAB	Montgomery, AL	cancelled		[11]
October 20		at No. 20 Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 6–16	5,000	[12][13]
November 4		Pensacola NAS	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 19–6	4,000	[14]
November 11		Barksdale Field	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 29–0	5,000	[15]
November 18		at Keesler Field	Flier Field Biloxi, MS	L 14–7	12,000	[16]
November 25	2:30 p.m.	at AAF Training Command	Farrington Field Fort Worth, TX	L 7–45	7,000	[17][18][19]
December 8		at Pensacola NAS	Air Station Field Pensacola, FL	T 7–7	8,000	[20]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

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11. "Homestead-ETFC Game Cancelled". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 10, 1945. p. 7B. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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13. "Maroons Beat Team Of EFTC". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. Associated Press. October 21, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "Eagles strike through air to defeat Pensacola 19–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 1945. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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16. "Keesler Field takes thriller from Eagles, 14 to 7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 19, 1945. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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18. McMullen, Lorin (November 25, 1945). "Skymen, EFTC Clash At Farrington Today (continued)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 12. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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20. "Goslings play Eagle team to 7–7 tie in benefit game". Pensacola Journal. December 9, 1945. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.