1942 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(capacity: 11,000)
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
San Jose State 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1942 college football season.

San Jose State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Samuel Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft, in his first year, and they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2, 1–1 CCAA).

San Jose State was ranked at No. 105 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

Note that many colleges did not play football during World War II. Santa Barbara College, another member of the CCAA, missed the 1942 season leaving the CCAA with just three teams for the 1942 season. From 1943 to 1945 San Jose State did not field a team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Pomona*
W 33–61,000
October 3at Whittier*
W 20–02,000[2]
October 10Occidental*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 26–7[3]
October 17Pacific (CA)*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 29–0
October 25at San Francisco*
L 13–2010,000[4]
November 1Alameda Coast Guard (CA)*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 9–0
November 8San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 26–03,000[5]
November 112:30 p.m.at McClellan Field[note 2]*
W 27–76,000[6][7]
November 26at Fresno State
L 0–610,142[8][9]

[10]

Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1946 NFL Draft.[11][12]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Bob Ward Back 20 189 Washington Redskins

The following player ended his San Jose State career in 1942, was not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position NFL team
Hal Crisler End 1946 Boston Yanks

Notes

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ McClellan Air Force Base was a United States Air Force Base from 1935 to 2001. It was known as McClellan Field from 1939 to 1947.

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. ^ "Scores of Games on U.S. Grid". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 4, 1942. p. 18. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Football Scores". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 10, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 26, 1942). "Dons Trim Spartans: U.S.F. Victor, 20-13, In Wide Open Game". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bob Lantz (November 9, 1942). "San Jose Stages 2nd Half Spree". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3–B.
  6. ^ Adams, Wilbur (November 10, 1942). "High Scoring San Jose will Play McClennan In Contest Here Tomorrow". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 12. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "San Jose State Wins Over McClellan Field". Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. November 12, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "Fresno Scores Narrow 6-0 Win Over San Jose". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "1946 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.


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