Chicago Hornets

Chicago Hornets

First Season
1946
Team History
Chicago Hornets (1949) Chicago Rockets (1946-48)
Conference/Division
All-America Football Conference (1946–1949) Western Division (1946–1948)
Venue
Soldier Field (1946-49)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Chicago Hornets were an American football team in the All-America Football Conference. The Hornets/Rockets played their home games in Soldier Field. When the AAFC merged with the National Football League after the 1949 season the Hornets did not became part of the NFL.

Publications

Programs by season

1940s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
Chicago Rockets
1946
preseason	August 2	Rockets intrasquad	Bailey Field
preseason	September 1	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 2	September 20	vs. New York Yankees	Soldier Field
Week 5	October 5	vs. Los Angeles Dons	Soldier Field
Week 7	October 18	vs. Miami Seahawks	Soldier Field
Week 9	November 1	vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Soldier Field
Week 10	November 11	at Miami Seahawks	Burdine Stadium
Week 11	November 17	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 12	November 24	at New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium
Week 13	November 30	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 14	December 15	at Los Angeles Dons	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1947
preseason	August 2	Rockets intrasquad	Walsh Field
Week 1	August 29	vs. Los Angeles Dons	Soldier Field
Week 4	September 19	vs. Buffalo Bills	Soldier Field
Week 6	October 3	vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Soldier Field
Week 7	October 12	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 8	October 19	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 13	November 30	at Baltimore Colts	Municipal Stadium
1948
preseason	August 18	at New York Yankees	Municipal Stadium
Week 1	August 27	vs. Los Angeles Dons	Soldier Field
Week 3	September 10	vs. Baltimore Colts	Soldier Field
Week 4	September 17	vs. Cleveland Browns	Soldier Field
Week 5	September 26	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 7	October 8	at Los Angeles Dons	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 8	October 15	at Brooklyn Dodgers	Ebbets Field
Week 9	October 24	vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	Soldier Field
Week 10	October 31	at New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium
Week 11	November 7	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 12	November 14	at Baltimore Colts	Municipal Stadium
Week 13	November 25	vs. Buffalo Bills	Soldier Field
Week 14	December 4	vs. New York Yankees	Soldier Field
Chicago Hornets
1949
preseason	August 14	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 1	August 26	vs. Buffalo Bills	Soldier Field
Week 2	September 4	at San Francisco 49ers	Kezar Stadium
Week 3	September 9	at Los Angeles Dons	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 4	September 16	vs. Baltimore Colts	Soldier Field
Week 5	September 30	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Soldier Field
Week 6	October 7	vs. Brooklyn-New York Yankees	Soldier Field
Week 7	October 23	at Baltimore Colts	Municipal Stadium
Week 8	October 28	vs. Los Angeles Dons	Soldier Field
Week 9	November 6	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 10	November 13	at Brooklyn-New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium
Week 12	November 24	vs. Cleveland Browns	Soldier Field

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1940s	1947

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