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1945 Kearney Army Air Field Raiders football team

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1945 Kearney Army Air Field Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
  • Males
Home stadiumTeacher's College field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 military service football records
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

The 1945 Kearney Army Air Field Raiders football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Kearney Army Air Field (Kearney AAF) near Kearney, Nebraska during the 1945 college football season. The Raiders compiled a record of 3–4.

Kearney AAF ranked 221st among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 228:00 p.m.Herington AAF
W 19–6[2][3][4]
September 298:15 p.m.at DrakeL 13–40[5][6]
October 142:00 p.m.at Fort RileyFort Riley, KSW 20–0[7][8][9]
October 218:00 p.m.Dalhart AAF
  • Teacher's College field
  • Kearney, NE
W 24–8[10][11][12]
October 288:00 p.m.Great Bend AAF
  • Teacher's College field
  • Kearney, NE
L 12–0[13][14][15]
November 4Fort Riley
  • Teacher's College field
  • Kearney, NE
L 13–18800[16]
November 102:00 p.m.at WichitaWichita, KSL 6–343,500[17][18]

References

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  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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Herington Air Field Added to Schedule of Kearney Raiders". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. September 14, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Herington Arriving Tomorrow For Curtain-Raiser Grid Game". The Duster. Kearney, Nebraska. September 21, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Raiders Win Handily From Herington Despite Giving 105 Yard in Penalties". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. September 24, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Drake-Kearney Game Tonight". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 29, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Brody, Frank (September 30, 1945). "Drake's 'T' Overwhelms Kearney In Opener, 40-13". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. S7. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Raiders Will Meet Fort Riley Sunday". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. October 12, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Fort Riley Bows To Kearney AAF". Lincoln Evening Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. United Press. October 15, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Kearney Shellacs Ft. Riley Ramblers, 20-0". The Duster. Kearney, Nebraska. October 19, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Raiders, Dalhart, to Meet Here". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. October 18, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Kearney AAF rolls up 24-8 win over Dalhart, Texas". Lincoln Evening Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 22, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Raiders Trounce Dalhart Dominators". The Duster. Kearney, Nebraska. October 26, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Raiders To Seek Fourth Win Sunday". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. October 27, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Raiders Defeated By Great Bend Gee Bees". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. October 29, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Fort Riley Scores 18-13 Victory Over Kearney Air Field's Red Raiders". Kearney Daily Hub. Kearney, Nebraska. November 5, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Kearney Raiders Will Meet W. U." The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 10, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ Hodge, Bill (November 11, 1945). "W. U. Shockers Wallop Kearney". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 14. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.