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
Conference	Independent
1945 record	6–4–1
Head coach	Paul Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ross Field

1945 military service football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Great Lakes Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	College All–Stars	Ross Field North Chicago, IL	L 0–35
September 15	Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 2–27	26,076
September 22	Wisconsin	Ross Field North Chicago, IL	T 0–0
September 29	Purdue	Ross Field North Chicago, IL	L 6–20
October 6	Fort Benning	Ross Field North Chicago, IL	L 12–21
October 20	Marquette	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 37–27
October 27	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 39–0
November 3	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 12–6
November 10	Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	W 27–7
November 17	Fort Warren	Ross Field North Chicago, IL	W 47–14
December 1	No. 5 Notre Dame	Ross Field North Chicago, IL	W 39–7	23,000
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.