1942 San Jose State Spartans football team

The 1942 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1942 college football season.

1942 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1942 record7–2 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 18,155)
1942 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fresno State $ 2 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
San Jose State 1 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
San Diego State 0 –2 –0  0 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

San Jose State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Samuel Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft, in his first year, and they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2, 1–1 CCAA).

Note that many colleges did not play football during World War II. Santa Barbara College, another member of the CCAA, missed the 1942 season leaving the CCAA with just three teams for the 1942 season. From 1943 to 1945 San Jose State did not field a team.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Pomona[note 2]*
W 33–61,000
October 3at Whittier*
W 20–02,000[1]
October 10Occidental*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 26–7[2]
October 17Pacific (CA)[note 3]*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 29–0
October 25at San Francisco*
L 13–2010,000
November 1Alameda Coast Guard (CA)*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 9–0
November 8San Diego State[note 4]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 26–03,000[3]
November 11McClellan Field[note 5]*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 27–7
November 26at Fresno State[note 6]
L 0–610,142[4][5]
  • *Non-conference game

[6][7]

Team players in the NFL

The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1946 NFL Draft.[8][9]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Bob WardBack20189Washington Redskins

The following player ended his San Jose State career in 1942, was not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionNFL team
Hal CrislerEnd1946 Boston Yanks

Notes
  1. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team played using just the Pomona College name from 1893 to 1949. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
  3. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. McClellan Air Force Base was a United States Air Force Base from 1935 to 2001. It was known as McClellan Field from 1939 to 1947.
  6. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948

References
  1. "Scores of Games on U.S. Grid". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 4, 1942. p. 18. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Football Scores". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 10, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Bob Lantz (November 9, 1942). "San Jose Stages 2nd Half Spree". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3–B.
  4. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. "Fresno Scores Narrow 6-0 Win Over San Jose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. "San Jose State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  8. "1946 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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