1942 Second Air Force Bombers football team

The 1942 Second Air Force Bombers football team represented the Second Air Force during the 1942 college football season. The team, based at Fort George Wright in Spokane, Washington, compiled an 11–0–1 record and defeated the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys in the 1943 Sun Bowl.[1]

1942 Second Air Force Bombers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 11 (APS)
1942 record11–0–1
Head coach
1942 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Second Air Force   –    11 –0 –1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard   –    6 –0 –1
No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight   –    7 –1 –1
No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight   –    8 –2 –1
No. 6 Jacksonville NAS   –    9 –3 –0
No. 1 Great Lakes Navy   –    8 –3 –1
No. 17 March Field   –    5 –2 –0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight   –    7 –3 –1
No. 15 Fort Riley   –    6 –3 –0
No. 14 Fort Monmouth   –    5 –2 –2
No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –    6 –3 –1
No. T–20 Fort Douglas   –    5 –3 –0
Albuquerque AB   –    4 –3 –0
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS   –    4 –3 –1
No. 16 Camp Davis   –    4 –3 –2
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS   –    4 –4 –1
No. 7 Camp Grant   –    4 –5 –0
No. 8 Pensacola NAS   –    3 –5 –1
No. T–18 Fort Totten   –    3 –5 –1
Camp Pickett   –    1 –6 –0
No. 12 Fort Knox   –    2 –6 –0
Alameda Coast Guard   –    1 –7 –1
No. T–18 Spence Field   –    0 –4 –0
No. T–20 Daniel Field   –    0 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Service Poll

Despite its undefeated record, the Second Air Force team and all other service teams were omitted from the football rankings. Washington State, ranked No. 16 in the final AP Poll, played the Second Air Force team to a 6–6 tie.

Red Reese, who coached football and basketball at Eastern Washington College before the war, was the team's head coach.[1] The team was led by a backfield that included former Washington State quarterback Bill Sewell, fullback Vic Spadaccini from Minnesota, Hal Van Every, a triple-threat halfback who played for the Green Bay Packers before the war, and Johnny Holmes from Washington State. The linemen included ends Al Bodney and Bill Hornick, former Stanford center Tony Cavelli, Glen Conley of Washington and Don Williams of Texas at tackle, Tony Rosselli of Youngstown and Bill Holmes of Washington at guard.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Saint Martin'sWalla Walla, WAW 21–02,500[3]
September 26vs. Eastern WashingtonEphrata, WAW 19–7[4]
October 3vs. Idaho
W 14–07,000[5]
October 10at Fort DouglasWendover, UTW 37–01,200[6]
October 17vs. Portland
W 20–135,000[7]
October 24vs. College of IdahoBoise, IDW 75–0[8]
November 1at Kansas Wesleyan
W 47–0[9]
November 11at Fort RileyTopeka, KSW 54–6[10]
November 21vs. No. 12 Washington State
  • Gonzaga Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
T 6–610,000[11]
December 5at Arizona
W 27–13> 7,500[12]
December 20vs. March Field
W 26–137,000[13]
January 1, 1943vs. Hardin–Simmons
W 13–716,000[14]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Second Air Force Superbombers". Greater Northwest Football Association. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. "Top Service Eleven Wants Post-Seasoner". The Gallup Independent. October 29, 1942. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sewell Sparks Aviators' Win". The Register Guard. September 21, 1942. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2nd Air Force Wins". The Oregon Statesman. September 27, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sewell Leads Bombers Over Idaho, 14-0". The Register-Guard. October 5, 1942. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Second Air Force Beats Ft. Douglas". Provo (Utah) Sunday Herald. October 11, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Air Force Eleven Defeat Portland U. by 20-13 Score". Provo (Utah) Sunday Herald. October 18, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Air Force Doesn't Need Sewell To Win". The Register-Guard. October 25, 1942. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Easy Win Taken By Army Eleven". Arizona Republic. November 2, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bombers Smash Fort Riley, 54-6". Arizona Republic. November 12, 1942. pp. 2–3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Air Force Eleven Holds Powerful Cougars to Tie". Great Falls Tribune. November 22, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Military Team Beats Arizona By 27-13 Score". The Arizona Daily Star. December 6, 1942. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Bomber Passing Humbles March Field, 26-13: Sewell Hurls Three Scores". Los Angeles Times. December 21, 1942. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "2nd Air Force Downs Cowboys By 13-7 Margin: Van Every Spadaccini Lead Bombers To Sun Bowl Victory". The Arizona Daily Star. January 2, 1943. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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