1945 Luke Field Mustangs football team

The 1945 Luke Field Mustangs team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Luke Field in Maricopa County, Arizona during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Harry Aronson, the Mustangs compiled a record of 1–2. Paul Wise was also a coach for the team.^[1]

1945 Luke Field Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–2
Head coach	Harry Aronson (1st season)
Home stadium	Phoenix Union High School Stadium
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

Luke Field ranked 192nd among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 20	2:00 p.m.	at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	L 7–15	[3][4]
November 3		at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	cancelled	[5]
November 10		Williams Field	Phoenix Union High School Stadium Phoenix, AZ	L 7–18	[6][7]
November 24	7:45 p.m.	at Williams Field	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 13–7	[8][9]
All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "Luke Eleven Plans Debut On Saturday". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 18, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. 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 .
3. "Battered Jacks Face Luke Gridders Today". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. October 20, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Luke Field Tips Flagstaff, 15–7: Homecoming Game Lost By Jacks in Final Game of Season". Arizona Daily Star. October 21, 1945. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Luke Field Cancels Game With UA Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. October 30, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Luke Field Favored Over Fliers Tonight". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 10, 1945. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Luke Squad Outplayed By 18-7 Score". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 11, 1945. p. 49. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Fields Prime For Tempe Tilt Tonight". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 24, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Like Topples Strong Fliers". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 26, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .