1942 Oregon State Beavers football team

1942 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–5–1 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell 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 State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College (OSC) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1942 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 4–5–1 record (4–4 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 157 to 142 The team played home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.

Oregon State was ranked at No. 70 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]


Due to World War II, this was season of Oregon State football until 1945.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Idaho
W 32–07,000[2]
October 3California
W 13–812,000[3]
October 10at UCLA
L 7–3035,000[4]
October 17 No. 15 Santa Clara*
L 0–78,000[5]
October 24Washington State
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 13–2620,000[6]
October 31at Washington
L 0–137,000[7]
November 7Montana
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 33–0[8]
November 14at Stanford
L 13–494,000[9]
November 21Oregon
W 39–212,000[10]
November 28at Michigan State*
T 7–75,368[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' 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. ^ Thomas, Jim (September 27, 1942). "Vandals lose to heavier OSC eleven, 32–0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Bears lose, 13–8". Press-Telegram. October 4, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "State walloped by Uclans 30–7, in coast upset". Medford Mail Tribune. October 11, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Santa Clara Wins From Oregon State By Score of 7–0". Nevada State Journal. October 18, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tricky Cougars turn tables on Beavers". The Pasadena Post. October 25, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Steamed-up Huskies vanquish Beavers, 13–0". The Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oregon State tips Montana by 33–0 count". The Sunday Oregonian. November 8, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stanford Indians scalp Oregon State Beavers, 49–13". The Register-Guard. 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. ^ "Outgained Spartans tie Oregon State". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 29, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1942 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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