1942 San Francisco Dons football team

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1942 San Francisco Dons football
ConferenceIndependent
1942 record6–4
Head coach
  • (1st season)
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Western college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Santa Clara   –   7 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 3 – 1
San Francisco   –   6 – 4 – 0
Portland   –   5 – 1 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 2 – 0
Nevada   –   4 – 3 – 1
Cal Poly   –   4 – 3 – 0
San Francisco State   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Al Tassi, the Dons compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 221 to 106.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Arizona State
W 54–615,000
October 4Nevada
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 27–712,000[2]
October 11Loyola (CA)
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 2–7
October 18Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–2735,000[3]
October 25San Jose State
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–1310,000
October 31Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 6–825,000
November 11at Fresno State
W 33–1312,519[4]
November 22Alameda Coast Guard
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 44–6[5]
November 29at Albuquerque Air Base
W 28–0[6]
December 5vs. No. 16 Mississippi State
L 7–19
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1942 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Harry Borba (October 5, 1942). "Dons Rally to Trim Nevada Eleven, 27-7". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 19, 1942). "Gaels Run Wild, Beat USF Dons, 27 to 0: St. Mary's Registers 14-0 Edge at Half". San Francisco Examiner. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ed Orman (November 12, 1942). "Fresno State Folds in Clutch AS USF Captures Holiday Game, 33 To 13". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ Bob Brachman (November 23, 1942). "U.S.F. Wins, 44-6, Over Coast Guard". San Francisco Examiner. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Frisco U. Defeats Airbase 28 to 0". The Gallup (NM) Independent. November 30, 1943. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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