American college football season
The1945 El Toro Flying Marines football team represented theEl Toro Marine Corps Air Station during the1945 college football season. The station was located inOrange County, California, near the town of El Toro (later renamedLake Forest). Led by second-year head coach,Dick Hanley, the Flying Marines compiled an 8–2 record. El Toro was ranked fifth among the nation's college and service teams in the finalLitkenhous Ratings, behindArmy,Navy,Alabama, andFleet City.[1]
George Franck was the team captain. FullbackFrank Balazs and halfbacks Mortimer Landsberg andHugh Gallarneau were members of the team early in the season before they were discharged from military service.[2] Other players on the team includedElroy Hirsch,Paul Governali,Willie Wilkin, Whitey Lee ofCarnegie Tech,Bob Dove,Harley McCollum,Ernie Lewis, andDick Handley.[3][4]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | | Hollywood Rangers | | W 13–12 | 12,000 | [5] |
| September 22 | | Los Angeles Bulldogs | - Santa Ana Municipal Bowl
- Santa Ana, CA
| W 68–0 | | [6] |
| September 29 | | atFleet City | | L 7–21 | 25,000 | [7] |
| October 6 | | Camp Pendleton | - Santa Ana Municipal Bowl
- Santa Ana, CA
| W 61–0 | 25,000 | [8] |
| October 14 | | atSecond Air Force | | W 20–9 | 10,000 | [9] |
| October 28 | | AAF Training Command | | W 7–0 | 30,000 | [10] |
| November 1 | | atUCLA | Los Angeles, CA | W 27–19 (scrimmage) | | [11] |
| November 11 | | atSan Diego NTS | San Diego, CA | W 20–0 | 5,000 | [12] |
| November 18 | | atSaint Mary's Pre-Flight | - Kezar Stadium
- San Francisco, CA
| W 7–0 | 35,000 | [13] |
| November 25 | | vs.Fort Warren | | W 40–7 | 23,000 | [14][15] |
| December 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Fleet City | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| L 25–48 | 59,143 | [16][17] |
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- ^Litkenhous, E. E. (December 19, 1945)."Litkenhouse Rates College, Service Teams of Nation".Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph.Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 20. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Three Toro Backs "Lost' on Points".Nevada State Journal.Reno, Nevada.United Press. September 16, 1945. p. S2. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"El Toro Will Open Grid Season".Monrovia Daily News-Post.Monrovia, California.Associated Press. September 8, 1945. p. 3. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Skymasters Escape Injury, Point To El Toro Battle".Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Fort Worth, Texas. October 23, 1945. p. 9. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"El Toro Marines Edge Hollywood Rangers, 13-12".The San Bernardino Daily Sun.San Bernardino, California.United Press. September 10, 1945. p. 3. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"El Toro Marines Swamp Bulldogs".Nevada State Journal.Reno, Nevada.United Press. September 23, 1945. p. S1. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Fleet City Powers to 21-7 Win Over El Toro".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, California.Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 6, part II. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"El Toro Wins 61-0 From Pendleton".The Whittier News.Whittier, California.United Press. October 8, 1945. p. 8. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^Heroux, Harold (October 15, 1945)."Hirsch Leads El Toro to 20-9 Win over 2nd AF".San Francisco Examiner.San Francisco, California.International News Service. p. 17. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^McMullen, Lorin (October 29, 1945)."El Toro Beats Skymasters, 7-0, on Last-Minute Pass".Fort Worth Star-Telegram.Fort Worth, Texas. p. 9. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Marines Beat UCLA".The Seattle Star.Seattle, Washington.United Press. November 2, 1945. p. 7. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"El Toro Marine Eleven Blanks San Diego, 20-0".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, California.Associated Press. November 12, 1945. p. 6, part II. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Marines Defeat Pre-Flight, 7-0".Oakland Tribune.Oakland, California. November 19, 1945. p. 14. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"El Toro Marines Play Ft. Warren".Nevada State Journal.Reno, Nevada.United Press. November 25, 1945. p. S2. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"El Toro Marines Shellac Fort Warren Broncs, 40-7".The Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City, UT.United Press. November 26, 1945. p. 13. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"El Toro Fears Buddy Young".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, California. December 4, 1945. p. 8, part II. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^Pack, Warren (December 10, 1945)."Young Start As Fleet City Drubs El Toro".Daily News.Los Angeles, California. p. 9. RetrievedMarch 25, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
. - ^"Final Log For Nation's Top Football Teams".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, California. December 2, 1945. p. 14, part I. RetrievedMarch 26, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com
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