1942 San Francisco State Gaters football team

1942 San Francisco State Gaters football
Conference Independent
1942 record 0–6
Head coach Ray Kaufman (1st season, first 4 games)
Dan Farmer (5th season, last 2 games)
Home stadium Campus field
1942 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Michigan   –    6 –0 –0
Western Michigan   –    5 –1 –0
No. 19 Penn State   –    6 –1 –1
No. 8 Boston College   –    8 –2 –0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –    7 –2 –2
No. 15 Santa Clara   –    7 –2 –0
Miami (FL)   –    7 –2 –0
Army   –    6 –3 –0
Syracuse   –    6 –3 –0
St. Mary's (CA)   –    6 –3 –1
Yale   –    5 –3 –0
Fordham   –    5 –3 –1
Cal Poly   –    4 –3 –0
Detroit   –    5 –4 –0
Navy   –    5 –4 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –4 –0
No. 19 Holy Cross   –    5 –4 –1
Michigan State   –    4 –3 –2
Villanova   –    4 –4 –0
Michigan State Normal   –    3 –3 –1
Pittsburgh   –    3 –6 –0
Massachusetts State   –    2 –5 –0
Drexel   –    2 –6 –0
Wayne   –    1 –6 –1
San Francisco State   –    0 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

During played a limited schedule during 1942 as a result of World War II. For the first four games of the season they were coached by Ray Kaufman. When he was called into the military, Dan Farmer took over the team.[1] They played home games at a new stadium in San Francisco, California, which was later named Cox Stadium. The Gaters finished with a record of zero wins and six losses (0–6) and were outscored by their opponents 12–156. San Francisco State would not field another team until 1945.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 3 at McClellan Field[note 2]* Grant Union HS • Sacramento, California L 6–26[2]  
October 9 at Chico State[note 3]* Chico High School Stadium • Chico, California L 0–15[3]  
October 17 Salinas JC[note 4]* Salinas, California L 0–25[4]  
October 23 San Francisco Junior College[note 5]* Campus field • San Francisco L 0–6[5]   2,500
October 30 Santa Rosa Junior College* Campus field • San Francisco L 6–33[6]  
November 7 Cal Poly[note 6]* Campus field • San Francisco L 0–51[7]  
November 14 Mather Field Air Corps[note 7]* Sacramento, California  Cancelled[8]  
*Non-conference game.

Notes

  1. ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ↑ Hartnell College was known as Salinas Junior College from 1921 to 1947.
  5. ↑ City College of San Francisco was known as San Francisco Junior College from 1935 to 1947.
  6. ↑ California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  7. ↑ Mather Air Force Base was a United States Air Force Base from 1918 to 1993.

References

  1. ↑ "San Francisco State Gets Another Coach". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 27, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Scores of Games on U.S. Grid". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 4, 1942. p. 18. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – 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 Results". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 18, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "S.F. Jaycee Wins Over S.F. State". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 24, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bear Cubs Defeat Gaters 33 to 6". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 31, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "S. F. State Swamped By Cal Poly, 51 to 0". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 8, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Game Cancelled". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 13, 1942. p. 15. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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