1942 Oregon Ducks football team

1942 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–6 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
1942 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 UCLA $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
No. 12 Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
USC 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Oregon State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Washington 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 3
California 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Montana 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1942 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach John A. Warren, the Ducks compiled a 2–6 record (2–5 in PCC, eighth), and were outscored 138 to 67.

Oregon was ranked at No. 96 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

Two home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
L 9–1010,000[2]
October 3at Washington State
L 0–78,000[3]
October 10Washington
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR (rivalry)
L 7–1513,000[4]
October 24Idaho
W 28–04,000[5][6]
October 31at California
L 7–2030,000[7]
November 7No. 10 UCLA
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 14–78,000[8]
November 14at USC
L 0–4040,000[9]
November 21at Oregon State
L 2–3912,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. ^ "St. Mary's Preflighters score 10–9 win over Oregon team in final seconds". San Francisco Chronicle. September 27, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Washington State beats Oregon, 7–0". Wisconsin State Journal. October 4, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies whip Oregon, 15 to 7". Oakland Tribune. October 11, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Oregon defeats Vandals, 28–0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 25, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  6. ^ Strite, Dick (November 25, 1942). "Oregon swamps Idaho Vandals 28–0 for first win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ "Jurkovich fit, Bears go to town, 20–7". The San Francisco Examiner. November 1, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oregon rises in fourth period to upset UCLA, 14–7". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 8, 1942. ProQuest 176890595.
  9. ^ "Oregon Webfeet shellacked by U.S.C., 40 to 0". The Chico Record. November 15, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Beavers humiliate Oregon grid squad". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 22, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1942 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "1942 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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