Year: | 1945 |
Team: | First Air Force Aces |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Army Air Forces League |
Short Conf: | AAF League |
Record: | 3–2–3 |
Conf Record: | 2–2–2 |
Head Coach: | Jesse Yarborough |
Stadium: | Ebbets Field, Freeport Municipal Stadium |
The 1945 First Air Force Aces football team represented the First Air Force based at Mitchel Field during the 1945 college football season. The Aces competed in the Army Air Forces League (AAF League) with six others teams from the United States Army Air Forces. Led by head coach Jesse Yarborough, the Aces compiled an overall record of 3–2–3 with a mark of 2–2–2 in league play, placing fourth in the AAF League.[1] Major Yarborough's coaching staff consisted of Lieutenant Clyde Crabtree as backfield coach, Staff Sergeant George Platukis as line coach, and Lieutenant Art White as ends coach. White and Platukis were also players for the team.[2] The team's roster included Frank Damiani and Bill Paschal, who had both played for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).
The First Air Force Aces were ranked 14th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]