1942 Cal Aggies football team

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1942 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1942 record1–6 (0–2 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainLee DeWitt
Home stadiumA Street field
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1942 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

In this abbreviated season, the Aggies were led by sixth-year head coach Vern Hickey. They played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. The Aggies finished with a record of one win and six losses (1–6, 0–2 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 51–79 for the 1942 season. Like most universities, the Aggies did not play in the 1943 to 1945 seasons due to World War II.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17at California JV[note 3]*
L 13–19[1]
October 24at Chico State<
L 0–6
November 1Stockton Motor Repair Depot[note 4]*
W 25–0
November 7Pacific (CA)
L 7–15
November 11at Nevada*
L 0–14
November 27Whittier*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 6–18
December 5at Saint Mary's JV*Moraga, CAL 0–17
  • *Non-conference game

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NFL Draft[]

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1943 NFL Draft.[5][6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Results". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 18, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields: Stockton Ordnance Depot". Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "1943 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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