1945 El Toro Flying Marines football team information
American college football season
1945El Toro Flying Marines football
Conference
Independent
Record
8–2
Head coach
Dick Hanley (2nd season)
Captain
George Franck
Home stadium
Santa Ana Municipal Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 military service football records
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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 El Toro Flying Marines football team represented the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station during the 1945 college football season. The station was located in Orange County, California, near the town of El Toro (later renamed Lake 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 final Litkenhous Ratings, behind Army, Navy, Alabama, and Fleet City.[1]
George Franck was the team captain. Fullback Frank Balazs and halfbacks Mortimer Landsberg and Hugh Gallarneau were members of the team early in the season before they were discharged from military service.[2] Other players on the team included Elroy Hirsch, Paul Governali, Willie Wilkin, Whitey Lee of Carnegie Tech, Bob Dove, Harley McCollum, Ernie Lewis, and Dick Handley.[3][4]
^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 .
^"Three Toro Backs "Lost' on Points". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. United Press. September 16, 1945. p. S2. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^"El Toro Will Open Grid Season". Monrovia Daily News-Post. Monrovia, California. Associated Press. September 8, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Skymasters Escape Injury, Point To El Toro Battle". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 23, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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