1945 Barksdale Field Sky Raiders football team

American college football season

1945 Barksdale Field Sky Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Raymond A. Curfman (1st season)
Home stadium	Louisiana State Fair Grounds
Seasons← 19441946 →

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

The 1945 Barksdale Field Sky Raiders football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Barksdale Field in Bossier Parish, Louisiana during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Raymond A. Curfman, the Sky Raiders compiled a record of 4–7. Curfman was assisted by line coach Charles Collins.

Barksdale Field was ranked 123rd among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	8:00 p.m.	Eastern Flying Training Command	Louisiana State Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA	L 0–13	10,000
September 22		Arksansas	Louisiana State Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA	L 6–12	7,000
September 28		at Army JV	West Point, NY	L 8–13
October 6	8:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Louisiana State Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA	W 19–6	6,000
October 13		at Lake Charles AAF	Killen Field Lake Charles, LA	W 13–9	3,000
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Selman Field	Louisiana State Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA	L 0–13	4,500
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Camp Swift	Louisiana State Fair Grounds Shreveport, LA	W 46–0
November 3		at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 12–7
November 11		at Eastern Flying Training Command	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 0–29	5,000
November 17		at Selman Field	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 7–10	3,000
November 24		at Corpus Christi NAS	Buccaneer Stadium Corpus Christi, TX	L 6–21	8,000
All times are in Central time

References

"Three-Deep Barksdale Raider Grid Squad Long On Experience". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 12, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Sky Raiders Get New Line Coach". Barksdale's Bark. Barksdale Field, Louisiana. September 1, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
Labbruzzo, Don (September 15, 1945). "Eagles Favored in Opener". Barksdale's Bark. Barksdale Field, Louisiana. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Eagles Score Twice In Last Half To Whip Barksdale, 13-0". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. September 16, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Carter, Joe R. (September 23, 1945). "7,000 See Barksdale Eleven Lose". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 18. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Carter, Joe R. (September 23, 1945). "Two Scores In Final Quarter Beat Raiders (continued)". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Two Touchdowns In Final Quarter Give Army B Eleven Victory Over Sky Raiders". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 29, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Barksdale Field Sky Raiders and Northwestern Demons Meet as State Fair Grounds Tonight". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 6, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Soldiers Rule Favorite Over College Team (continued)". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 6, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Carter, Joe R. (October 7, 1945). "Barksdale Sky Raiders Defeat Demons Of Northwestern For First Win Of Year". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 20. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Sky Raiders Win Over Lake Charles In Final Minute". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 14, 1945. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Barksdale, Selman Field Grid Teams Entertain Fan Today On Louisiana State Fair Field". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 20, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Carter, Joe R. (October 21, 1945). "Selman Beats Sky Raiders In Close Battle". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 18. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Carter, Joe R. (October 21, 1945). "Selman Beats Sky Raiders In Close Battle (continued)". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Carter, Joe R. (October 27, 1945). "Sky Raiders Of Barksdale Meet Service Team That Played On Gridirons In Europe". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 9. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Carter, Joe R. (October 28, 1945). "Soldiers From 'Bulge' Lose To Barksdale". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 18. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Carter, Joe R. (October 28, 1945). "Soldiers From 'Bulge' Lose To Barksdale (continued)". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 19. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Two touchdowns in opening half wins for Raiders". The Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Labbruzzo, Don (November 12, 1945). "Sky Raiders Lose To EFTC Second Time". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 10. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Cyclones Score 10 To 7 Victory Over Barksdale". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 18, 1945. p. 41. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Barksdale To Close Grid Race Against Naval Eleven". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 19, 1945. p. 9A. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Barksdale (continued)". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 19, 1945. p. 12A. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Labbruzzo, Don (November 19, 1945). "Barksdale Best in Everything By the Score". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 13. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Navy Comets End Season Tonight With Barksdale". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. November 24, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Lee, Bill (November 25, 1945). "Comets End Season With 21-6 Win Over Barksdale". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Lee, Bill (November 25, 1945). "Comets (continued)". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 2D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Bowl games	1943 Sun Bowl 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
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1942	Army Navy Great Lakes Navy (AP Service No. 1) Iowa Pre-Flight (APS No. 2) Georgia Pre-Flight (APS No. 3) North Carolina Pre-Flight (APS No. 4) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (APS No. 5) Jacksonville NAS (APS No. 6) Camp Grant (APS No. 7) Pensacola NAS (APS No. 8) Manhattan Beach Coast Guard (APS No. 9) Corpus Christi NAS (APS No. 10) Second Air Force (APS No. 11) Fort Knox (APS No. 12) Lakehurst NAS (APS No. 13) Fort Monmouth (APS No. 14) Fort Riley (APS No. 15) Camp Davis (APS No. 16) March Field (APS No. 17) Fort Totten (APS T-No. 18) Spence Field (APS T-No. 18) Daniel Field (APS T-No. 20) Fort Douglas (APS T-No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Albuquerque AAB Santa Ana AAB Will Rogers AB
1943	Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 2) Navy (AP No. 4) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 6) Del Monte Pre-Flight (AP No. 8) March Field (AP No. 10) Army (AP No. 11) Bainbridge (AP No. 17) 124th Infantry 176th Infantry 300th Infantry Alameda Coast Guard Atlantic City NAS Blackland AAF Bowman Field Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Davis Camp Edwards Camp Grant Camp Gordon Camp Kilmer Camp Lee Camp Lejeune Charleston Coast Guard Cherry Point Marines Curtis Bay Coast Guard Daniel Field Fort Douglas Fort Knox Fort Monroe Fort Riley Fort Sheridan Fort Warren Georgia Pre-Flight Greensboro Greenville AAB Jacksonville NATTC Kearns Field Keesler Field Kirtland Field Lakehurst NAS Logan Navy Lowry Field Lubbock AAF Memphis NATTC Norfolk Fleet Marines Norman NAS North Carolina Pre-Flight Ottumwa NAS Patterson Field Pocatello AAB Randolph Field Richmond AAB St. Mary's Pre-Flight Salt Lake AAB Sampson NTS San Diego NTS South Plains AAF Spokane Air Service Ward Island Marines Wright Field
1944	Army (AP No. 1) Randolph Field (AP No. 3) Navy (AP No. 4) Bainbridge (AP No. 5) Iowa Pre-Flight (AP No. 6) March Field (AP No. 10) Norman NAS (AP No. 13) El Toro Marines (AP No. 16) Great Lakes Navy (AP No. 17) Fort Pierce (AP No. 18) Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (AP No. 19) Second Air Force (AP No. 20) Alameda Coast Guard Amarillo AAF Atlantic City NAS Bergstrom Field Blackland AAF Bryan AAF Bunker Hill NAS Camp Beale Camp Ellis Camp Lee Camp Peary Chatham Field Cherry Point Marines Coronado Amphibious Daniel Field Ellington Field Fairfield-Suisun AAB Fleet City Fort Monroe Fort Warren Fourth Infantry Galveston AAF Georgia Pre-Flight Hondo AAF Jacksonville NAS Keesler Field Klamath Falls Marine Barracks Lincoln AAF Lubbock AAF Maxwell Field Miami NTC Minter Field North Carolina Pre-Flight Olathe NAS Ottumwa NAS Richmond AAB Sampton NTS San Diego NTS San Francisco Coast Guard Selman Field South Plains AAF Third Air Force Third Infantry Tonopah AAF
1945	Army (AP No. 1) Navy (AP No. 3) Air Transport Command Amarillo AAF AAF Training Command Albany Navy Atlantic City NAS Bainbridge Barksdale Field Bergstrom Field Camp Beale Camp Blanding Camp Detrick Camp Lee Camp Peary Cherry Point Marines Dalhart AAF Corpus Christi NAS Eastern Flying Training Command El Toro Marines Ellington Field Farragut NTS First Air Force Fleet City Fort Benning Fort McClellan Fort Monroe Fort Pierce Fort Riley Fort Warren Fourth Air Force Great Bend AAF Great Lakes Navy Gulfport AAF Homestead AAB Hondo AAF Hutchinson NAS Jacksonville NAS Kearney AAF Keesler Field Lake Charles AAF Little Creek Luke Field Miami NAS Miami NTC Minter Field North Camp Hood Oceana NAS Olathe NAS Pensacola NAS Personnel Distribution Command Saint Mary's Pre-Flight San Diego NTS Santa Barbara Marines Second Air Force Selman Field South Camp Hood Stockton AAF Third Air Force Williams Field

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