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1942 Will Rogers Air Base Eagles football team

The 1942 Will Rogers Air Base Eagles football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Will Rogers Air Base, located in Oklahoma City, during the 1942 college football season. Led by head coach E. W. Gentry, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–4.

1942 Will Rogers Air Base Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
  • E. W. Gentry (1st season)
Home stadiumTaft Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Second Air Force   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard   –   6 – 0 – 1
No. 17 March Field   –   11 – 2 – 0
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. 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
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS   –   4 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Camp Davis   –   4 – 3 – 2
Albuquerque AAB   –   5 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Ana AAB   –   4 – 4 – 0
Will Rogers AB   –   4 – 4 – 0
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 258:00 p.m.at East Central
L 13–19[1][2][3]
October 3at Oklahoma freshmen
L 0–6[4]
October 98:00 p.m.at Central State (OK)
L 0–282,000[5][6]
October 18Fort Sill 18th Field Artillery
W 13–73,000[7]
October 252:30 p.m.East Central
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 24–8[8][9]
Fort SillW 6–0
November 82:30 p.m.Oklahoma freshmen
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 12–6[10][11]
November 22Central State (OK)
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK
L 7–27[12]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Will Rogers Football Team Represents Many States". The Ada Evening News. Ada, Oklahoma. September 24, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Grid Show Promising". The Ada Evening News. Ada, Oklahoma. September 25, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Tigers Win Over Eagles". The Ada Evening News. Ada, Oklahoma. September 27, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Air Base Bows Before Freshmen". The Oklahoma Daily. Norman, Oklahoma. October 4, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Bronco's Open Against Air-Base". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 10, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Central Routs Air Base, 28-0". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 10, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Will Rogers Air Base Team Defeats Ft. Sill". Seminole Producer. Seminole, Oklahoma. United Press. October 19, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Ada Is Favorite Over Army Today". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 25, 1942. p. 4B. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Eagles Pass To Win 24-8". The Ada Evening News. Ada, Oklahoma. October 26, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Air Base Seek Revenge From Boomers". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 6, 1942. p. 19. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Will Rogers Air Base Beats O. U. Frosh,12-6". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 9, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Central Romps Over Service Club". Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. United Press. November 23, 1942. p. 15. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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