1942 Chico State Wildcats football team

1942 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	5–1 (1–1 FWC)
Head coach	Roy Bohler (4th season)
Home stadium	College Field

1942 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pacific (CA) $	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Chico State	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Cal Aggies	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1942 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Roy Bohler, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–1 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 95 to 45 for the season.

Chico State was ranked at No. 323 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3		at Pacific (CA)	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 6–27	[2]
October 10		San Francisco State*	College Field Chico, CA	W 15–0	[3]
October 16		Yuba Junior College*	College Field Chico, CA	W 14–0	[4]
October 24		Cal Aggies	College Field Chico, CA	W 6–0
November 5		Yuba Junior College*	Knight Park Marysville, CA	W 34–6	[5]
November 11	2:30 p.m.	Sacramento Junior College*	College Field Chico, CA	W 26–13	[6][7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

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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. "Tigers Trample Wildcats". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). October 4, 1942. p. 32. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Football Scores". Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 10, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Football". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). October 21, 1942. p. 17 – via GenealogyBank.com.
5. "Yubans Elated by First Score". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. November 6, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Sacramento J. C., Chico State Will Clash Tomorrow". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 10, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Chico State Trips Sacramento J.C." The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). November 12, 1942. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1942 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.