1942 San Diego State Aztecs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record0–6–1 (0–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAztec Bowl
1942 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State $ 2 –0 –09 –1 –0
San Jose State 1 –1 –07 –2 –0
San Diego State 0 –2 –00 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

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

For this shortened season (due to World War II), San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). San Diego State did not field a team in 1943–1944. The 1942 team was led by head coach John Eubank in his first and only season with the Aztecs. They played home games at Aztec Bowl in San Diego, California. The Aztecs finished the season with zero wins, six losses and one tie (0–6–1, 0–1–0 CCAA). Overall, the team was dominated by its opponents, giving up 211 points while scoring only 50 for the season.

San Diego State was ranked at No. 389 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Pomona*
T 6–62,500[2]
October 11Fresno State
L 0–666,500[3]
October 17Redlands*
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
L 12–14[4]
October 25March Field*
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
L 6–39[5]
October 31at Cal Poly*
L 13–321,500[6]
November 8at San Jose State
L 0–263,000[7]
November 14Whittier*dagger
  • Aztec Bowl
  • San Diego, CA
L 13–28[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

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. ↑ Bob Lantz (October 4, 1942). "Aztecs, 'Hens Wage 6-6 Tie". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 1-E.
  3. ↑ Bob Lantz (October 12, 1942). "Fresno State Tramples Aztec Gridders, 66 To 0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  4. ↑ "Aztec Rally Falls Short As Redlands Wins, 14-12". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 18, 1942. p. 1-E.
  5. ↑ Bob Lantz (October 26, 1942). "March Field Fliers Swamp Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  6. ↑ "Staters Blow 32-13 Decision To Cal Poly". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 1, 1942. p. 1-E.
  7. ↑ Bob Lantz (November 9, 1942). "San Jose Stages 2nd Half Spree". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  8. ↑ "Whittier Routs Aztecs In Local Team's Finale". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 15, 1942. p. 1-E.
  9. ↑ "1942 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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