1945 Great Bend Army Air Field Gee Bees football team

The 1945 Great Bend Army Air Field Gee Bees football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Great Bend Army Air Field (Great Bend AAF) near Great Bend, Kansas during the 1945 college football season. The Bee Gees compiled a record of 2–4.

1945 Great Bend Army Air Field Gee Bees football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–4
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

Great Bend AAF ranked 177th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 12	8:00 p.m.	at Hondo AAF	Barry Stadium Hondo, TX	L 0–27	[2][3]
October		Hutchinson NAS		L
October 28	8:00 p.m.	at Kearney AAF	Kearney, NE	W 12–0	[4][5][6]
November 4		East Central	Great Bend, KS	W	[7]
November 18		at Nevada	Mackay Field Reno, NV	L 13–26	[8]
November 25		South Camp Hood	Great Bend, KS	L 7–20	[9]
All times are in Central time

References

1. 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 .
2. "Hondo Comets To Battle B-29 Base Team Tonight". The Hondo Anvil Herald. Hondo, Texas. October 12, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Hondo AAF Team Wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 14, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Raiders To Seek Fourth Win Sunday". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. October 27, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Raiders Defeated By Great Bend Gee Bees". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. October 29, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Great Bend Gee Bees Take Sunday Nighter 12-0". The Duster. Kearney, Nebraska. November 2, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Great Bend Team Passes, Run To 33-6 Win Over East Central". The Ada Evening News. Ada, Oklahoma. November 5, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Wolves Beat Big Kansas AAF Eleven by 26-13 Count". Reno Evening Gazette. November 19, 1945. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Doughboys Whip AAF Eleven, 20-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. November 26, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .