1945 Fort Warren Broncos football team

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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  – 6 –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 6 Colorado A&M Cheyenne, WY W 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 4 Farragut NTS Cheyenne, WY W 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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  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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