1945 Miami Naval Training Center Navaltars football team

The 1945 Miami Naval Training Center Navaltars football team represented United States Navy's Miami Naval Training Center (Miami NTC) during the 1945 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Philip S. Fox, the Navaltars compiled a record of 1–3.^[1][2] The team ended its season early, in late October, because of transfers and discharges from the service. In its wake, five regular members of the team joined the newly formed Miami Naval Air Station (Miami NAS) team, which began play in early November.^[3]

1945 Miami Naval Training Center Navaltars football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–3
Head coach	Philip S. Fox (2nd season)
Home stadium	Burdine 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		at Jacksonville NAS	Jacksonville, FL	L 6–35	14,000	[4]
September 30	2:30 p.m.	at Third Air Force	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 0–39	9,000	[5][6][7]
October 6	8:15 p.m.	Homestead AAB	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 53–0	6,317	[8][9][10]
October 20		Jacksonville NAS	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 6–13	5,879	[11]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "NTC Still Planning For Grid Team This Season". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. September 2, 1945. p. 2C. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Miami NTC Team May Quit". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. September 7, 1945. p. 3B. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Miami Naval Air Station Team To Play First Game". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. November 1, 1945. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Miami NTC Bows To Jax Navy Gridmen". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 7B. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Gremlins Clash With Miami Navy This Afternoon". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. September 30, 1945. p. B1. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Gremlins Will Play Miami Navy This Eleven at Phillips Field (continued)". Tampa Sunday Tribune. Tampa, Florida. September 30, 1945. p. B2. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Norton, Pete (October 1, 1945). "Gremlins Romp To Easy Win, 39-0". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Tar Face Homestead 11 Tonight". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 6, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. 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 .
10. Kelly, Herb Jr. (October 7, 1945). "NTC continued". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. p. 3C. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Jax Fliers Wallop Miami Tars, 61 To 0". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 21, 1945. p. 2C. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .