1942 NC State Wolfpack football team

1942 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–4–2 (3–1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
VPI 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Duke 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
NC State 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
VMI 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record (3–1–2 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 142 to 70.[1][2]

NC State was ranked at No. 90 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. Davidson
T 0–010,000[4]
September 26Richmond
W 13–05,000[5]
October 3vs. Clemson
W 7–610,000[6]
October 10North Carolina Pre-Flight*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 7–1910,000[7]
October 17Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
T 0–012,000[8]
October 24at Holy Cross*
L 0–287,500[9]
October 31North Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 21–1414,000[10]
November 7at Miami (FL)*
W 2–011,066[11]
November 14Georgetown*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 20–28[12]
November 21at Duke
L 0–4715,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1942 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "State and Davidson play scoreless tie". The News and Observer. September 20, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wolfpack conquers Richmond club, 13–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.C. State edges out Clemson Tigers, 7–6". The Birmingham News. October 4, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "N.C. Pre-Flight eleven trims Wolfpack, 19–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "N.C. State ties Wake Forest, 0–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Holy Cross surprises North Carolina State". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Faircloth hides ball, strolls over goal as N.C.S. wins". The Sunday Star. November 1, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NC State cashes in on blocked punt to defeat Miami". The State. November 8, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hilltoppers Defeat State in Free-Scoring Contest". The News and Observer. November 15, 1942. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Duke crushes N.C. State, score, 47–0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 22, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.