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1945 Hondo Army Air Field Comets football team

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1945 Hondo Army Air Field Comets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
  • Bob Coe (1st season)
Home stadiumBarry Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 military service football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army Air Forces League
Third Air Force + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
AAF Training Command + 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Fourth Air Force 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
First Air Force 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 2 – 3
Air Transport Command 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Personnel Distribution Command 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Second Air Force 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Independents
Fleet City   –   11 – 0 – 1
Jacksonville NAS   –   9 – 2 – 0
Hutchinson NAS   –   8 – 0 – 0
Selman Field   –   8 – 1 – 0
El Toro Marines   –   8 – 2 – 0
Corpus Christi NAS   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Camp Hood   –   7 – 1 – 0
Little Creek   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Barbara Marines   –   7 – 3 – 1
Camp Lee   –   7 – 4 – 0
Camp Beale   –   6 – 1 – 2
Farragut NTS   –   6 – 2 – 0
Eastern Flying Training Command   –   6 – 3 – 1
Great Lakes Navy   –   6 – 4 – 1
Hondo AAF   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Camp Hood   –   5 – 2 – 0
Camp Peary   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bainbridge   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fort Benning   –   5 – 4 – 1
Fort Warren   –   5 – 7 – 0
Fort McClellan   –   4 – 2 – 0
San Diego NTS   –   4 – 2 – 0
Atlantic City NAS   –   4 – 2 – 1
Minter Field   –   4 – 2 – 1
Williams Field   –   4 – 4 – 0
Stockton AAF   –   4 – 5 – 2
Barksdale Field   –   4 – 7 – 0
Fort Pierce   –   4 – 9 – 0
Amarillo AAF   –   3 – 1 – 0
Olathe NAS   –   3 – 2 – 0
Albany Navy   –   3 – 3 – 1
Camp Detrick   –   3 – 4 – 0
Kearney AAF   –   3 – 4 – 0
Bergstrom Field   –   3 – 5 – 1
Keesler Field   –   3 – 6 – 1
Melville PT Boats   –   2 – 1 – 0
Great Bend AAF   –   2 – 4 – 0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   2 – 4 – 1
Gulfport AAF   –   2 – 5 – 0
Pensacola NAS   –   2 – 7 – 1
Squantum NAS   –   1 – 1 – 0
Camp Blanding   –   1 – 2 – 0
Luke Field   –   1 – 2 – 0
Miami NAS   –   1 – 2 – 0
Miami NTC   –   1 – 3 – 0
NSB New London   –   1 – 3 – 0
Oceana NAS   –   1 – 3 – 0
Fort Riley   –   1 – 4 – 0
Lake Charles AAF   –   1 – 4 – 0
Ellington Field   –   1 – 4 – 1
Cherry Point Marines   –   1 – 8 – 0
Dalhart AAF   –   0 – 3 – 0
Homestead AAB   –   0 – 3 – 0
Fort Monroe   –   0 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1945 Hondo Army Air Field Comets football team represented the United States Army Air Force's Hondo Army Air Field (Hondo AAF) in Hondo, Texas during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Bob Coe, the Comets compiled a record of 6–4–1.

Hondo AAF ranked 84th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Ellington FieldHondo, TXT 7–72,500[2]
September 222:30 p.m.at Oklahoma
L 6–2110,000[3][4][5]
October 5at Bergstrom Field
L 13–15[6]
October 128:00 p.m.Great Bend AAF
  • Barry Stadium
  • Hondo, TX
W 27–0[7][8]
October 202:00 p.m.vs. Fort Warren
L 26–28[9][10][11]
October 28at Ellington FieldHouston, TXW 7–61,600[12]
November 2Camp Swift
  • Barry Stadium
  • Hondo, TX
W 19–0[13]
November 1012:00 p.m.at Santa Barbara Marines
W 13–7[14][15][16]
November 17North Texas AggiesHondo, TXW 12–0[17]
November 24vs. Southwestern (TX)Big Spring, TXW 19–73,000[18]
December 12:00 p.m.at No. 14 Tulsa
L 18–206,000[19][20][21]

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References

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  1. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 19, 1945). "Litkenhouse Rates College, Service Teams of Nation". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 20. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Hondo and Ellington Battle To 7-7 Tie". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. Associated Press. September 16, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Heavy Hondo Team Menaces Inexperienced OU Eleven". The Oklahoma Daily. Norman, Oklahoma. September 22, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Pierce, Don (September 23, 1945). "Sooner Show Heels to Hondo, 21-6". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 1B. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Pierce, Don (September 23, 1945). "Sooner Dashes Down Hondo Airmen, 21-6 (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 2B. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Brooks, L. W. (October 6, 1945). "Troop Carriers Beat Hondo". The Austin-American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Hondo Comets To Battle B-29 Base Team Tonight". The Hondo Anvil Herald. Hondo, Texas. October 12, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Hondo AAF Team Wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 14, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Iowan With Hondo Killed". Morning World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. United Press. October 19, 1945. p. 29. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Broncs v. Comets". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. International News Service. October 20, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Ft. Warren Taps Hondo, 28 to 26". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. International News Service. October 21, 1945. p. 22. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Hondo Field Shades Ellington, 7 To 6". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. October 29, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Hondo Beats Camp Swift 9th Infantry". The Austin Statemsman. Austin, Texas. November 3, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Martin, Harold (November 9, 1945). "Spectacular Battle Sure In Marine-Comets Game". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. 5. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Hondo AAF Beats Santa Barbara, 13-7". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 11, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Martin, Harold (November 12, 1945). "170th Birthday Sad for Marine Grid Squad; Game Figures". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. 6. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Hondo Air Field Scores 12-0 Win". Tulsa World. Tulsa Daily World. Associated Press. November 19, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Cunningham Leads Hondo To 19-7 Win". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 25, 1945. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ Crump, Laymond (December 1, 1945). "Optimistic Airmen Oppose T. U. Today". Tulsa World. Tulsa Sunday World. p. 10. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ Crump, Laymond (December 2, 1945). "T. U. Rally Nips Hondo 20,[sic] To 18". Tulsa World. Tulsa Sunday World. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ Crump, Laymond (December 2, 1945). "Tulsa Wins, 20-18". Tulsa World. Tulsa Sunday World. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ^ "State Service Teams Closing Schedules With This Week". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. November 28, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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