1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team

The 1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team represented the Great Lakes Navy Training Station during the 1945 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4–1 record, and outscored their opponents 221 to 164. Coached by the legendary Paul Brown, the Bluejackets started the season with a 0–4–1, suffering from a loss of talent as many players were shifted to the west coast to help close the pacific theater of World War II, but once the war ended many men from overseas returned to the boot camp, and the team managed to win their final six games, culminating in a 39–7 defeat of top 5 Notre Dame at home.[1]

1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football
ConferenceIndependent
1945 record6–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumRoss Field
1945 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Great Lakes Navy      6 4 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8College All–StarsL 0–35
September 15MichiganL 2–2726,076
September 22Wisconsin
  • Ross Field
  • North Chicago, IL
T 0–0
September 29Purdue
  • Ross Field
  • North Chicago, IL
L 6–20
October 6Fort Benning
  • Ross Field
  • North Chicago, IL
L 12–21
October 20MarquetteW 37–27
October 27Western Michigan
W 39–0
November 3IllinoisW 12–6
November 10Michigan StateW 27–7
November 17Fort Warren
  • Ross Field
  • North Chicago, IL
W 47–14
December 1No. 5 Notre Dame
  • Ross Field
  • North Chicago, IL
W 39–723,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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