1945 Santa Barbara Marines football team

The 1945 Santa Barbara Marines football team, also known as the Goleta Marines, represented the United States Marine Corps's Air Station Santa Barbara in Goleta, California during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Dick Evans, the Marines compiled a record of 7–3–1. The team played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.[1]

1945 Santa Barbara Marines football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumLa Playa Stadium
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 Santa Barbara Marines ranked 143rd among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 88:00 p.m.Stockton AAFW 26–04,000[3][4][5]
September 148:00 p.m.at Pacific (CA)
T 7–7[6][7]
September 228:00 p.m.Minter Field
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 25–06,000[8][9]
September 29San Joaquin Cowboys
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 32–05,000[10][11]
October 68:15 p.m.Albany Navy
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 20–124,000[12][13]
October 14NevadaL 12–19[14]
October 20Fresno State
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 6–0[15]
October 278:15 p.m.Cal Poly
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 42–0[16][17]
November 2ComptonCompton, CAW 40–7[18][19]
November 102:00 p.m.Hondo AAF
  • La Playa Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 7–13[20][21][22]
November 18at San Diego NTSSan Diego, CAL 7–34[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Six-Game Sked For Marines Get Jaycee Support". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. August 10, 1945. p. A6. Retrieved April 2, 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. ^ "Marines Meet Stockton Tonight In Grid Opener". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 8, 1945. p. A3. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Local Marines Win, 26-0, In Opener". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 9, 1945. p. A1. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Local Marines Win Grid Opener 26-0 (continued)". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 10, 1945. p. A2. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Peri, John J. (September 14, 1945). "Pacifics Mix With Marines". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 18. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Peri, John (September 15, 1945). "Marines Are Held To Tie". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 12. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Marines Seek Win For Colonel Guymon". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 22, 1945. p. A3. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Marines Smother Minter Army Eleven 25-0". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 23, 1945. p. A1. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Local Marines Set For Tulare Battle Tonight". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 29, 1945. p. A7. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Tulare Cowboys Taken For 32-0 Ride By Marines". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. September 30, 1945. p. A1. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Martin, Harold (October 6, 1945). "Marines and Albany Take Unbeaten Records to Fray". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A3. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Beachbusters 'Busted' By Marin Squad 20-12". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. October 7, 1945. p. A1. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Wolves Begin Workouts for Tulsa Contest". Reno Evening Gazette. October 15, 1945. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Marines Finally Break Bulldogs' Streak, 6 To 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 21, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ Martin, Harold (October 27, 1945). "Marines Set For Cal-Poly". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A3. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ "Marine Steamroller Crushes Cal Poly Gridders 42 to 0". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. October 28, 1945. p. A1. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  18. ^ "Marine's Passing Attack Defeats Compton 40 To 7". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. November 3, 1945. p. A3. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  19. ^ "Marines Wallop Tartars, 40-7". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  20. ^ Martin, Harold (November 9, 1945). "Spectacular Battle Sure In Marine-Comets Game". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A5. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  21. ^ "Hondo AAF Beats Santa Barbara, 13-7". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 11, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  22. ^ Martin, Harold (November 12, 1945). "170th Birthday Sad for Marine Grid Squad; Game Figures". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A6. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  23. ^ "N. T. S. Grids best Goleta Marines". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. November 19, 1945. p. 9, part II. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .