1945 Fort Warren Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–7
Head coach
1945 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Army Air Forces League
Third Air Force + 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
AAF Training Command + 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
Fourth Air Force 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
First Air Force 2 –2 –23 –2 –3
Air Transport Command 2 –3 –16 –3 –2
Personnel Distribution Command 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Second Air Force 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Independents
Hutchinson NAS   –  8 –0 –0
Fleet City   –  11 –0 –1
Corpus Christi NAS   –  7 –1 –0
North Camp Hood   –  7 –1 –0
Selman Field   –  7 –1 –0
Jacksonville NAS   –  9 –2 –0
El Toro Marines   –  8 –2 –0
Camp Beale   –  6 –1 –2
Little Creek   –  7 –2 –0
Amarillo AAF   –  3 –1 –0
Farragut NTS   –  6 –2 –0
South Camp Hood   –  5 –2 –0
Santa Barbara Marines   –  7 –3 –1
Fort McClellan   –  4 –2 –0
San Diego NTS   –  4 –2 –0
Eastern Flying Training Command   –  6 –3 –1
Atlantic City NAS   –  4 –2 –1
Minter Field   –  4 –2 –1
Camp Lee   –  7 –4 –0
Camp Peary   –  5 –3 –0
Olathe NAS   –  3 –2 –0
Great Lakes Navy   –  6 –4 –1
Hondo AAF   –  6 –4 –1
Bainbridge   –  5 –4 –0
Fort Benning   –  5 –4 –1
Albany Navy   –  3 –3 –1
Williams Field   –  4 –4 –0
Stockton AAF   –  4 –5 –2
Camp Detrick   –  3 –4 –0
Kearney AAF   –  3 –4 –0
Fort Warren   –  5 –7 –0
Bergstrom Field   –  3 –5 –1
Barksdale Field   –  4 –7 –0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –  2 –4 –1
Keesler Field   –  3 –6 –1
Camp Blanding   –  1 –2 –0
Great Bend AAF   –  2 –4 –0
Luke Field   –  1 –2 –0
Miami NAS   –  1 –2 –0
Fort Pierce   –  4 –9 –0
Gulfport AAF   –  2 –5 –0
Ellington Field   –  1 –4 –1
Miami NTC   –  1 –3 –0
Oceana NAS   –  1 –3 –0
Fort Riley   –  1 –4 –0
Lake Charles AAF   –  1 –4 –0
Pensacola NAS   –  2 –7 –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 Fort Warren Broncos football team, sometimes referred to as the Broncs, Bronchos, or Cowboys, represented the United States Army base at Fort Warren, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during the 1945 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Wee Willie Smith, the Broncos compiled a record of 5–7. The team's roster included Roman Bentz, Mitchell Olenski, and Mac Speedie.[1]

The Fort Warren Broncos were ranked 56th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 89:00 p.m.vs. Fourth Air Force
L 0–2511,000[3][4][5]
September 22at Colorado
W 6–06,000[6]
September 30vs. Second Air Force
L 0–196,000–7,000[7][8]
October 6Colorado A&MCheyenne, WYW 60–7[9]
October 131:00 p.m.at No. 5 Minnesota
L 0–1432,465[10][11][12]
October 201:00 p.m.vs. Hondo AAF
W 28–26[13][14][15]
October 28vs. Fleet City
L 0–2114,441[16]
November 4Farragut NTSCheyenne, WYW 27–0[17]
November 17at Great Lakes Navy
L 14–4718,000[18]
November 25vs. El Toro Marines
L 7–4023,000[19][20]
December 7at Hollywood Rangers
W 47–9 or 49–91,500[21][22]
December 163:00 p.m.at Fleet City
L 0–2735,000[23][24]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bronco Stars Will Warm Bench In Tilt". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. International News Service. November 24, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Fort Warren Favored to Win in Season's Football Opener". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. September 8, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Fourth Air Force Humbles Fort Warren, 25 To 0". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 9, 1945. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Crowd Turns Out For Game (continued)". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 9, 1945. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ Clark, Bill (September 23, 1945). "Fort Warren Tops Colorado 'U' 6-0". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. Associated Press. p. 24. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Frank Sinkwich Paces Bombers to Victory". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. Associated Press. October 1, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Frank Sinkwich Crew Hits Broncs, 19–0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. October 1, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Fort Warren Broncos Smother Aggies, 60-7". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. October 7, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Fort Warren Hopes For Upset Today". The St. Cloud Daily Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. Associated Press. October 13, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ Johnson, Charles (October 14, 1945). "Gophers Tip Startling Ft. Warren, 14-0". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 21. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ Johnson, Charles (October 14, 1945). "Gophers Win (continued)". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 22. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ Borba, Harry (October 29, 1945). "Fleet City Sinks Fort Warren, 21-9". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ↑ "Fort Warren 27, Farragut 0". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. Associated Press. November 5, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ↑ Segreti, James (November 18, 1945). "Sailors Swamp Soldiers, 47-14, At Great Lakes". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ↑ "El Toro Marines Play Ft. Warren". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. United Press. November 25, 1945. p. S2. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ↑ "El Toro Marines Shellac Fort Warren Broncs, 40-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, UT. United Press. November 26, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ↑ "Fort Warren Trips Rangers". Pasadena Star-News and Pasadena Post. Pasadena, California. United Press. November 25, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ↑ "Fort Warren Defeats Hollywood Rangers In Los Angeles Tilt". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. December 8, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ↑ Sullivan, Prescott (December 16, 1945). "Fleet City In Finale". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  24. ↑ Borba, Harry (December 17, 1945). "Young Stopped By Fleet City Triumphs". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 18. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  25. ↑ "Logging The Nations Football Teams". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. October 30, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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