1942 Second Air Force Bombers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1942 Second Air Force Bombers football Independent 11–0–1 11 (APS) Red Reese 1st Sun Bowl W 13–8 vs. Hardin–Simmons none 1944 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. 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.Second Air Force Superbombers Greater Northwest Football Association February 26, 2018 http://www.gnfafootball.org/2ndairsuperbombers.htm 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.Top Service Eleven Wants Post-Seasoner The Gallup Independent October 29, 1942 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17807115/top_service_eleven_wants_postseasoner/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1942 AP y y September 21 vs 1942 Saint Martin's Rangers Saint Martin's Walla Walla, WA W 21-0 2,500 Sewell Sparks Aviators' Win The Register Guard September 21, 1942 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17805310/sewell_sparks_aviators_win/ Newspapers.com September 26 vs 1942 Eastern Washington Savages Eastern Washington Ephrata, WA W 19-7 2nd Air Force Wins The Oregon Statesman September 27, 1942 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17805258/2nd_air_force_wins/ Newspapers.com October 3 vs. Idaho Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA W 14-0 7,000 Sewell Leads Bombers Over Idaho, 14-0 The Register-Guard October 5, 1942 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17805424/sewell_leads_bombers_over_idaho_14_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 10 at Fort Douglas Wendover, UT W 37-0 1,200 Second Air Force Beats Ft. Douglas Provo (Utah) Sunday Herald October 11, 1942 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17805511/second_air_force_beats_ft_douglas/ Newspapers.com October 17 vs. Portland Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT W 20-13 5,000 Air Force Eleven Defeat Portland U. by 20-13 Score Provo (Utah) Sunday Herald October 18, 1942 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17805592/air_force_eleven_defeat_portland_u_by/ Newspapers.com October 24 vs. 1942 College of Idaho Coyotes College of Idaho Boise, ID W 75-0 Air Force Doesn't Need Sewell To Win The Register-Guard October 25, 1942 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17805830/air_force_doesnt_need_sewell_to_win/ Newspapers.com November 1 at 1942 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes Kansas Wesleyan Kansas Wesleyan Field Salina, KS W 47-0 Easy Win Taken By Army Eleven Arizona Republic November 2, 1942 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17806928/easy_win_taken_by_army_eleven/ Newspapers.com November 11 at Fort Riley Topeka, KS W 54-6 Bombers Smash Fort Riley, 54-6 Arizona Republic November 12, 1942 2–3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17806221/bombers_smash_fort_riley_546/ Newspapers.com November 21 vs. No. 12 Washington State Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA T 6-6 10,000 Air Force Eleven Holds Powerful Cougars to Tie Great Falls Tribune November 22, 1942 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17806328/air_force_eleven_holds_powerful_cougars/ Newspapers.comhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V6ZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3797%2C3954527 Lewiston Morning Tribune Associated Press Cougars and Second Air Force play 6–6 tie at Spokane with WSC line taking spotlight November 22, 1942 11 Google News Archives April 10, 2021 December 5 at Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 27-13 > 7,500 Military Team Beats Arizona By 27-13 Score The Arizona Daily Star December 6, 1942 1, 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17806539/military_team_beats_arizona_by_2713/ Newspapers.com December 20 vs. March Field Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 26-13 7,000 Bomber Passing Humbles March Field, 26-13: Sewell Hurls Three Scores Los Angeles Times December 21, 1942 II-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17806604/bomber_passing_humbles_march_field/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1943 vs Hardin–Simmons Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 13-7 16,000 2nd Air Force Downs Cowboys By 13-7 Margin The Arizona Daily Star January 2, 1943 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17806761/2nd_air_force_downs_cowboys_by_137/ Newspapers.com Daye John 2014 Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football Haworth, New Jersey St. Johann Press 122 978-1-937943-21-9 References Second Air Force Category:Second Air Force Superbombers football seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Second Air Force Superbombers football