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Years
of Operation: 1942
Overall
Record: 11-0-1
First
Game: Sep 21, 1942 @ St. Martin's
First
Win: Sep 21, 1942 @ St. Martin's
Final
NW Game: Jan 1, 1943 vs Hardin-Simmons
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League
Affiliation:
Pacific Coast Service Football League (1942)
Team
Headquarters:
McChord Air Force Base/Fort George Wright
Puyallup, Washington/Spokane, Washington |
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Owner:
United States Army Air Corps
General
Manager:
Coaches: Capt. William "Red" Reese
Home
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Titles
Won:
1942 Pacific Coast Service Champions
1943 Sun Bowl Champions (link)
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Honors
Key Players:
Hal Van Every (Minnesota/Green Bay)
"Billy the Kid" Sewell (Washington State)
Vic Spadaccini (Minnesota/Cleveland Rams)
Tony Calvelli (Stanford/Detroit Lions)
Al Bodney (Tulane)
Don Williams (Texas)
Johnny Holmes (Washington State)
Joe Wilson (Eastern Washington)
Conrow Barham (Southwestern College)
Bruce Jaton (Gonzaga)
Hal Van Every and Vic Spadaccini played with the
Army All-Stars against the Champion Chicago Bears in Sept. 1942 losing
14-7 after beating the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants in a 5-day
span.
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The Second Air Force was
originally established as Northwest Air District on October
19, 1940 and activated on December 18, 1940 at McChord
Field, Washington where it initially was assigned to Central
Defense Command, U.S. Army, and later to Western Defense
Command, U.S. Army. It was redesignated as 2d Air Force on
April 9, 1941, and as Second Air Force on 18 September 1942.
It moved to
Peterson Army Air Base at
Colorado Springs,
Colorado on June 13, 1943.
The Second
Air Force was home to many former collegiate and
professional football players who were serving their World
War II tour of duty. They fielded a football team during the
war years and competed for West Coast supremacy with March
Field of Riverside, CA and nationally with Randolph Field,
Texas. In 1942, the Superbombers were a formidable force in
college football. They marched to an undefeated season with
only a tie against Washington State separating them from
perfection. The won the Pacific Army title with a win over
March Field. They were regarded as the third most powerful
service team in the nation. They were invited to play in the
8th annual Sun Bowl, the only service team to
appear in a bowl that season. |
In Sept of 1943 the 2nd Air Force was reassigned to
Colorado Springs, CO where it continued playing in 1944, when it
outscored opponents 513-76 including an 86-6 rout of University of New
Mexico, and 78-0 blasting of Whitman College.
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1942 Schedule/Results (11-0-1): |
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