1942 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–1 (1–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Roy Bohler, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–1 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 95 to 45 for the season.

Chico State was ranked at No. 323 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at Pacific (CA)
L 6–27[2]
October 10San Francisco State*
W 15–0[3]
October 16Yuba Junior College*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 14–0[4]
October 24Cal Aggiesdagger
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 6–0
November 5Yuba Junior College*
W 34–6[5]
November 112:30 p.m.Sacramento Junior College*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 26–13[6][7]

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References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers Trample Wildcats". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). October 4, 1942. p. 32. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Football Scores". Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 10, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Football". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). October 21, 1942. p. 17 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. ^ "Yubans Elated by First Score". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. November 6, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Sacramento J. C., Chico State Will Clash Tomorrow". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 10, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Chico State Trips Sacramento J.C." The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). November 12, 1942. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "1942 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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