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| name = Chicago Hornets
| name = Chicago Hornets
| first = 1946
| first = 1946
| team = '''Chicago Hornets (1949)'''<br/>Chicago Rockets (1946-48)
| team = Chicago Hornets (1949)<br/>Chicago Rockets (1946-48)
| alignment =  
| alignment =  
'''[[All-America Football Conference]] (1946–1949)'''
[[All-America Football Conference]] (1946–1949)
*unconferenced (1949)
*Western Division (1946–1948)
*Western Division (1946–1948)
| venue =  
| venue = [[Soldier Field]] (1946-49)
'''[[Soldier Field]] (1946-49)'''
}}
}}


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


==Publications==
==Publications==
===Home programs by season===
===Programs by season===
====1940s====
====1940s====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
|-
!Week!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue
!Week!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#E31837; color:#FFFFFF;"| Chicago Rockets
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1946
! colspan="4"| 1946
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/08-16_la-intrasquad_1.html Preseason]
| [[Chicago Rockets intrasquad game (August 2, 1946)|intrasquad]]
| August 16
| August 2
| Dons intrasquad
| Chicago Rockets
| [[Ventura Junior College Stadium]]
| [[Bailey Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/08-20_la-intrasquad_1.html Preseason]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-01_chi-sf.html preseason]
| August 20
| September 1
| Dons intrasquad
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Mustang Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/08-30_ny-la.html Preseason]
| [[Chicago Rockets vs. New York Yankees (September 20, 1946)|Week 2]]
| August 30
| September 20
| vs. [[New York Yankees]]
| vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-13_bkn-la.html Week 1]
| [[Chicago Rockets vs. Los Angeles Dons (October 5, 1946)|Week 5]]
| September 13
| October 5
| vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-20_mia-la.html Week 2]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-18_mia-chi.html Week 7]
| September 20
| October 18
| vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-29_la-buf.html Week 3]
| September 29
| at [[Buffalo Bisons]]
| [[Civic Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-05_la-chi.html Week 4]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-01_bkn-chi.html Week 9]
| October 5
| November 1
| at [[Chicago Rockets]]
| vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-12_sf-la.html Week 5]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-11_chi-mia.html Week 10]
| October 12
| November 11
| vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| at [[Miami Seahawks]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Burdine Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-20_la-cle.html Week 6]
| [[Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Rockets (November 17, 1946)|Week 11]]
| October 20
| November 17
| at [[Cleveland Browns]]
| at [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-27_ny-la.html Week 7]
| October 27
| vs. [[New York Yankees]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-03_cle-la.html Week 8]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-24_chi-ny.html Week 12]
| November 3
| November 24
| vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| at [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-10_la-ny.html Week 10]
| November 10
| at [[New York Yankees]]
| Yankee Stadium
| Yankee Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-17_la-bkn.html Week 11]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Rockets (November 30, 1946)|Week 13]]
| November 17
| November 30
| at [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[Ebbets Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-01_buf-la.html Week 12]
| December 1
| vs. [[Buffalo Bisons]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-08_la-sf.html Week 13]
| December 8
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-15_chi-la.html Week 14]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-15_chi-la.html Week 14]
| December 15
| December 15
| vs. [[Chicago Rockets]]
| at [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1947
! colspan="4"| 1947
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/08-24_la-sf.html Preseason]
| August 24
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/08-29_la-chi.html Week 1]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/08-29_la-chi.html Week 1]
| August 29
| August 29
| at [[Chicago Rockets]]
| vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/10-03_bkn-chi.html Week 6]
| October 3
| vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/09-07_la-sf.html Week 2]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/10-12_chi-sf.html Week 7]
| September 7
| October 12
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/09-12_ny-la.html Week 3]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/10-19_chi-cle.html Week 8]
| September 12
| October 19
| vs. [[New York Yankees]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/09-19_bkn-la.html Week 4]
| September 19
| vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/10-05_buf-la.html Week 5]
| October 5
| vs. [[Buffalo Bills]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/10-12_la-cle.html Week 6]
| October 12
| at [[Cleveland Browns]]
| at [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/10-19_la-bal.html Week 7]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/11-30_chi-bal.html Week 13]
| October 19
| November 30
| at [[Baltimore Colts]]
| at [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]]
| Municipal Stadium
| Municipal Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/10-26_bal-la.html Week 8]
! colspan="4"| 1948</strong>
| October 26
| vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/11-02_sf-la.html Week 9]
| November 2
| vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/11-16_la-ny.html Week 11]
| November 16
| at [[New York Yankees]]
| Yankee Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/11-23_la-bkn.html Week 12]
| November 23
| at [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[Ebbets Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/11-27_cle-la.html Week 13]
| November 27
| vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
! colspan="4"| 1948
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/07-31_la-intrasquad_1.html Preseason]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/08-18_chi-ny.html preseason]
| July 31
| [[Dons intrasquad]]
| [[Ventura Junior College Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/08-08_bal-la.html Preseason]
| August 8
| vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Multnomah Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/08-18_sf-la.html Preseason]
| August 18
| August 18
| vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| at [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| [[Rose Bowl]]
| Municipal Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/08-27_la-chi.html Week 1]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/08-27_la-chi.html Week 1]
| August 27
| August 27
| at [[Chicago Rockets]]
| vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/09-03_la-cle.html Week 2]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/09-10_bal-chi.html Week 3]
| September 3
| at [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/09-10_bkn-la.html Week 3]
| September 10
| September 10
| vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| vs. [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/09-19_la-sf.html Week 4]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/09-17_cle-chi.html Week 4]
| September 19
| September 17
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/10-08_chi-la.html Week 7]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/09-26_chi-cle.html Week 5]
| October 8
| September 26
| vs. [[Chicago Rockets]]
| at [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/10-15_bal-la.html Week 8]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/10-15_chi-bkn.html Week 8]
| October 15
| October 15
| vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| at Brooklyn Dodgers
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| Ebbets Field
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/10-24_buf-la.html Week 9]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/10-24_bkn-chi.html Week 9]
| October 24
| October 24
| vs. [[Buffalo Bills]]
| vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/10-31_chi-ny.html Week 10]
| October 31
| at [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| Yankee Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/11-07_la-ny.html Week 10]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/11-07_chi-sf.html Week 11]
| November 7
| November 7
| at [[New York Yankees]]
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Yankee Stadium
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/11-21_la-bal.html Week 11]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/11-14_chi-bal.html Week 12]
| November 21
| November 14
| at [[Baltimore Colts]]
| at [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]]
| Municipal Stadium
| Municipal Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/11-25_cle-la.html Week 12]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/12-04_ny-chi.html Week 14]
| November 25
| December 4
| vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1948/12-05_sf-la.html Week 14]
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#E2F432; color:#000000;"| '''Chicago Hornets'''
| December 5
| vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1949
! colspan="4"| 1949
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-10_sf-la.html Preseason]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-30_sf-chi.html Week 5]
| August 10
| September 30
| vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-02_bal-la.html Week 1]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-07_bny-chi.html Week 6]
| September 2
| October 7
| vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| vs. Brooklyn-New York Yankees
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-09_chi-la.html Week 2]
| September 9
| vs. [[Chicago Hornets]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-18_la-sf.html Week 3]
| September 18
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-09_buf-la.html Week 6]
| October 9
| vs. [[Buffalo Bills]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-14_cle-la.html Week 7]
| October 14
| vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-23_la-buf.html Week 8]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-23_chi-bal.html Week 7]
| October 23
| October 23
| at [[Buffalo Bills]]
| at [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Civic Stadium]]
| Municipal Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-28_la-chi.html Week 9]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-28_la-chi.html Week 8]
| October 28
| October 28
| at [[Chicago Hornets]]
| vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-13_sf-la.html Week 12]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-06_chi-cle.html Week 9]
| November 6
| at [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-13_chi-bny.html Week 10]
| November 13
| November 13
| vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| at [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| Yankee Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-20_la-bal.html Week 13]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-24_cle-chi.html Week 12]
| November 20
| November 24
| at [[Baltimore Colts]]
| vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Municipal Stadium
| [[Soldier Field]]
|}
|}


===Media guides and yearbooks===
===Media guides and yearbooks===
====All media guides====
====Media guides====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
|-
! 1940s
! 1940s
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1947/media-guide-1947_la.html 1947]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/media-guide-1949_la.html 1949]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/teams/hornets/thumb_aafc-media-guide_chicago-rockets_1947.jpg 1947]
|}
|}


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[[Category: Chicago Hornets]]
[[Category: Chicago Hornets]]
[[Category: Franchises established in 1946]]
[[Category: Franchises established in 1946]]
[[Category: Franchises disestablished in 1949]]
[[Category: Football franchises in Illinois]]
[[Category: Football franchises in Illinois]]

Latest revision as of 11:08, 11 November 2024

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
intrasquad August 2 Chicago Rockets 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
Week 1 August 29 vs. Los Angeles Dons 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 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 14 December 4 vs. New York Yankees Soldier Field
Chicago Hornets
1949
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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All-America Football Conference
Teams Baltimore Colts • Brooklyn-New York Yankees • Buffalo Bills • Chicago Hornets • Cleveland Browns • Los Angeles Dons • San Francisco 49ers
Seasons 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
Venues Burdine Stadium • Civic Stadium • Ebbets Field • Kezar Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Soldier Field • Yankee Stadium
Related League publications
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