1945 Homestead Army Air Base Skymasters football team

The 1945 Homestead Amy Air Base Skymasters football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Homestead Army Air Base (Homestead AAB), also called Homestead Army Air Field (Homestead AAF), in Miami-Dade County, Florida during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Alvin Reilly, the Skymasters compiled a record of 0–3.^[1]

1945 Homestead Amy Air Base Skymasters football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–3
Head coach	Alvin Reilly (1st season)
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

Homestead AAB ranked 297th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		at Camp Blanding	Camp Blanding, FL	L 0–26	7,500	[3]
October 6	8:15 p.m.	at Miami NTC	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–53	6,317	[4][5][6]
October 13		at Eastern Flying Training Command	Montgomery, AL	cancelled		[7]
October 21		at Gulfport AAF	Gulfport, MS	L 0–32	4,000	[8]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Homestead AAF Makes Debut". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. September 29, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 7, 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. "163rd[sic] Infantry Wins". The Palm Beach Post-Times. West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Tar Face Homestead 11 Tonight". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 6, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Kelly, Herb Jr. (October 7, 1945). "NTC Runs Wild In 53-0 Rout". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 2C. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Kelly, Herb Jr. (October 7, 1945). "NTC continued". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 3C. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Homestead-ETFC Game Cancelled". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October 10, 1945. p. 7B. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Gulfport Bombers Turn In 32-0 Win". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Associated Press. October 22, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .