1942 Utah State Aggies football team

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1942 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–3–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado + 5 1 0 7 2 0
Utah + 5 1 0 6 3 0
Denver 3 2 1 6 3 1
Utah State 2 3 1 6 3 1
Colorado A&M 2 3 0 4 3 0
BYU 1 4 0 2 5 0
Wyoming 1 5 0 3 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1942 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 6–3–1 record (2–3–1 against MSC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 137.[1][2]

Utah State was ranked at No. 138 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Naval-Marine radio trainees*
W 47–0[4]
October 3Regis*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 28–2
October 9at ColoradoL 14–31
October 17Utah
L 6–34
October 23Fort Douglas*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 49–71,000[5]
October 31at BYU
W 9–6
November 7at Colorado A&ML 0–25
November 14at DenverT 13–137,000[6]
November 21Wyoming
W 14–6
November 26at Wichita*Wichita, KSW 21–134,500[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1942 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 189, 195.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies Win". Provo (Utah) Sunday Herald. September 27, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rejuvenated Farmers Handcuffs MP's With 49-7 Triumph". The Herald-Journal. October 24, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Utags Surprise By Holding Favored D.U." The Salt Lake Tribune. November 15, 1942. pp. 8B, 10B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah Aggies Triumph, 21-13: Farmers Outlast Wichita, 21-13, In Turkey Fray". Salt Lake Tribune. November 27, 1942. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.