1942 Pacific Tigers football team
| 1942 Pacific Tigers football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (2–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Baxter Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 141 to 58 for the season and was shut out in five games.[1][2]
Pacific was ranked at No. 174 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]
The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Saint Mary's Pre-Flight* |
| L 9–38 | [4] | |
| September 26 | at Washington* | L 0–27 | 11,000 | ||
| October 3 | Chico State |
| W 27–0 | [5] | |
| October 10 | California JV* |
| T 0–0 | ||
| October 17 | at San Jose State* | L 0–29 | |||
| October 31 | Fresno State* |
| L 0–13 | 3,500 | [6] |
| November 7 | at Cal Aggies |
| W 15–7 | ||
| November 11 | Alameda Coast Guard* |
| L 7–13 | [7] | |
| November 14 | San Diego NTS[note 1]* |
| L 0–14 | ||
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Notes[edit]
- ^ The Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.
References[edit]
- ^ Marvin, Joe (May 2000). "Stagg at Pacific: Part III - 1940-1942". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 13 (3). LA84 Foundation: 8–9. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Amos Alonzo Stagg". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Russ Newland (September 20, 1942). "Jim Newquist, Bob Koch Star As Oliver's Navy Wins, 38-9". The Register-Guard. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers Trample Wildcats". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1942. p. 32. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Orman (November 1, 1942). "COP Holds Fresno State To 13 To 0 Win". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alameda Guards Beat Stagg Team". Sacramento Bee. November 12, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1942 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
