1942 Stanford Indians football team

1942 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record6–4 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford 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 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1942 college football season and was led by first-year head coach Marchmont Schwartz. With the United States now fully engaged in World War II, Stanford played three "home" games at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco in order to comply with wartime requirements to minimize the use of non-essential public transportation by holding events near population centers.[1][2] The team also played four games at its usual home stadium, Stanford Stadium.

Stanford suspended football after this season, resuming in 1946.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Washington State
L 0–615,000[3]
October 3vs. Santa Clara*
L 6–1430,000[4]
October 10at Notre Dame*
L 0–2730,000[5]
October 17Idaho
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 54–75,000[6]
October 24vs. USC
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA (rivalry)
W 14–620,000[7]
October 31at No. 11 UCLA
L 7–2055,000[8]
November 7vs. Washington
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–720,000[9]
November 14Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 49–134,000[10]
November 21at California
W 26–745,000[11]
November 28St. Mary's Pre-Flight*No. 12
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 28–1310,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13]

Rankings

See also: 1942 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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AP——————12т12

Players drafted by the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chuck Taylor Guard 4 30 Cleveland Rams
Ed Stamm Tackle 5 39 Chicago Bears
Bruno Banducci Guard 6 42 Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Eagles-Steelers
Milt Vucinich Center 7 59 Chicago Bears
Ray Hammett Back 11 99 Chicago Bears
Hank Norberg End 18 169 Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ^ "Stanford granted football dates at Kezar". The Stanford Daily. June 19, 1942. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Stanford-S.C. game shifted to Kezar". The Stanford Daily. September 28, 1942. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Cougars defeat Indians". The Sunday News Tribune. September 27, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Art Cohn (October 4, 1942). "Santa Clara 14, Stanford 6: Beals Scores Two on Passes". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Notre Dame's passes whip Stanford, 27–0". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cards trounce Vandals, 54–7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 18, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Trojans upset; Stanford surprises Troy, 14–6". The Pasadena Post. October 25, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bruins spot Stanford touchdown, then win". The Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stanford races by Washington". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Stanford Indians scalp Oregon State Beavers, 49–13". The Register-Guard. November 15, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Stanford's Indians thump California, 26 to 7". The Sacramento Union. November 22, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cards great in conquest of Air Men". San Francisco Chronicle. November 29, 1942. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1942 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  14. ^ "1943 NFL Draft". Retrieved September 16, 2014.
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