1942 Oregon Ducks football team

1942 Oregon Ducks football
1942 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	2–6 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach	John A. Warren (1st season);
Captain	None
Home stadium	Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
	Seasons ← 1941 1945 →

The 1942 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1942 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach John A. Warren, the Ducks compiled a 2–6 record (2–5 in PCC, eighth), and were outscored 138 to 67.

1942 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	2
No. 12 Stanford	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Washington	3	–	3	–	2	4	–	3	–	3
California	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Oregon was ranked at No. 96 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[1]

Two home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 9–10
October 3	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 0–7	8,000
October 10	Washington	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (rivalry)	L 7–15	11,000
October 24	Idaho	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 28–0	4,000	^[2]^[3]
October 31	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 7–20
November 7	No. 10 UCLA	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 14–7	8,000	^[4]
November 14	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–40	33,000
November 21	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR (rivalry)	L 2–39
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Oregon defeats Vandals, 28–0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 25, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
^ Strite, Dick (November 25, 1942). "Oregon swamps Idaho Vandals 28-0 for first win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
^ "Oregon rises in fourth period to upset UCLA, 14–7". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 8, 1942. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Proquest.
^ "1942 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "1942 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.