1942 Cal Aggies football team
| 1942 Cal Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 1–6 (0–2 FWC) |
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| Captain | Lee DeWitt |
| Home stadium | A Street field |
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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 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–6 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 79 to 51 for the season.
The Cal Aggies were ranked at No. 320 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. Like many other college football team, the Aggies did not play in the 1943 to 1945 seasons due to World War II.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 17 | at California JV[note 1]* | L 13–19 | [2] | |
| October 24 | at Chico State | L 0–6 | ||
| November 1 | Stockton Motor Repair Depot[note 2]* | W 25–0 | ||
| November 7 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 7–15 | |
| November 11 | at Nevada* | L 0–14 | [5] | |
| November 27 | Whittier* |
| L 6–18 | |
| December 5 | at Saint Mary's JV* | Moraga, CA | L 0–17 | |
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Notes[edit]
- ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
- ^ The Stockton Quartermaster Motor Depot was a motor supply depot, maintenance depot and maintenance school from 1941 to 1948. It was located near the port of Stockton, California
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Results". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 18, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields: Stockton Ordnance Depot". Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Nevada Ends Season With 14-0 Victory". Nevada State Journal. November 12, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
