Year: | 1945 |
Team: | Army Air Forces Training Command Skymasters |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Army Air Forces League |
Short Conf: | AAF League |
Record: | 8–3–1 |
Conf Record: | 4–1–1 |
Head Coach: | Doug Fessenden |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Farrington Field |
Champion: | AAF League co-champion |
Bowl: | Legion Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 0–27 vs. Fourth Air Force |
Prev: | 1944 |
The 1945 Army Air Forces Training Command Skymasters football team represented the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) based in Fort Worth, Texas during the 1945 college football season. The Skymasters competed in the Army Air Forces League (AAF League) with six others teams from the United States Army Air Forces. The Skymasters compiled an overall record of 8–3–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in league play, sharing the AAF League title with the Third Air Force Gremlins.[1] Major Doug Fessenden was the team's head coach. Captain Berl Huffman served as backfield coach.[2]
The AAFTC Skymasters were ranked sixth among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings, behind Army, Navy, Alabama, Fleet City, and El Toro Marines.[3]