1942 Santa Ana Army Air Base Flyers football team

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ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Headcoach
  • Garrett Arbelbide (1st season; first 3 games)
  • Bobby Decker (1st season, final 5 games)
1942 Santa Ana Army Air Base Flyers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
  • Garrett Arbelbide (1st season; first 3 games)
  • Bobby Decker (1st season, final 5 games)
Home stadiumSanta Ana Municipal Bowl
Seasons
 1941
1943 
1942 military service football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Second Air Force  1101
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard  601
No. 17 March Field  1120
No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight  711
No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight  821
No. 6 Jacksonville NAS  930
No. 1 Great Lakes Navy  831
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight  731
No. 15 Fort Riley  630
No. 14 Fort Monmouth  522
No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight  631
No. T–20 Fort Douglas  530
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS  431
No. 16 Camp Davis  432
Albuquerque AAB  540
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS  441
Santa Ana AAB  440
Will Rogers AB  440
No. 7 Camp Grant  450
No. 8 Pensacola NAS  351
No. T–18 Fort Totten  351
Camp Pickett  160
No. 12 Fort Knox  260
Alameda Coast Guard  171
No. T–18 Spence Field  040
No. T–20 Daniel Field  060
Rankings from AP Service Poll

The 1942 Santa Ana Army Air Base Flyers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Santa Ana Army Air Base (Santa Ana AAB or SAAAB), located near Santa Ana, California, during the 1942 college football season. Garrett Arbelbide served as the team's head coach for the first three games of the season. In mid-October, he was succeeded by Lieutenant Bobby Decker, who installed a T formation offense. Marty Brill was an assistant coach for the team.[1] Santa Ana AAB's roster included Homer Beatty, George Bernhardt, Dick Danehe, Dick Horne, Joe Margucci, and Tony Tonelli.

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