1945 Melville PT Boats football team

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NSB New London  – 1 –3 –0
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The 1945 Melville PT Boat football team represented the Melville Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center during the 1945 college football season. The team was led by coach Mike Holovak. [1] The team was disbanded following the October 20 game against Army and the base closed shortly thereafter. [2] As a result, the November 3 contest against Harvard was canceled. [3]


Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Worcester Tech Alumni Stadium Worcester, MA W 32–0 [4]
October 3at Quincy ManetsMunicipal Stadium Quincy, MA W 14–012,000 [5]
October 20at Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 13–55 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike Holovak Coach of Melville Eleven". The Boston Globe. August 30, 1945.
  2. ↑ Moore, Gerry (October 16, 1945). "Melville Kept Football Team Just to Play Army". The Boston Globe.
  3. ↑ "Harvard-Melville PT Football Tilt Cancelled". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1945.
  4. ↑ "Melville PT Victor, 32-0". The New York Times. September 16, 1945.
  5. ↑ "Melville Tops Quincy, 14-0". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1945.
  6. ↑ Young, Dick (October 21, 1945). "Army Beats PT's, 55-13, After Trailing in 1st, 0-13". Daily News. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
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