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1942 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
Border co-champion
Sun Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Second Air Force
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record9–1–1 (4–0–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumHardin–Simmons Stadium
Seasons← 19411946 →
1942 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons + 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Texas Tech + 3 – 0 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
West Texas State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Arizona 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Mines 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 2
Arizona State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 9–1–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), tied with Texas Tech for the conference championship, lost its only game to the Second Air Force Bombers in the 1943 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 254 to 71.

Warren B. Woodson was in his second season as the team's head coach. Woodson went into the United States Navy at the end of the regular season, and assistant coach Clark Jarnagin took over as interim head coach for the Sun Bowl game.

Backs Rudy Mobley and Camp Wilson led the team on offense. Mobley led the country and set a new NCAA single-season record with 1,281 rushing yards in 10 regular season games.

Hardin–Simmons was ranked at No. 56 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Baylor*W 13–6
October 3North Texas State*W 34–0
October 10vs. SMU*San Antonio, TXW 7–6
October 17Arizona StateW forfeit
October 24Texas Mines
  • Hardin–Simmons Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 39–7
October 31at ArizonaW 34–267,500
November 7at West Texas StateCanyon, TXW 40–0
November 14Louisiana Tech*No. 19
  • Hardin–Simmons Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 47–13
November 21at Texas TechNo. 17T 0–07,000
November 26at Howard Payne*Brownwood, TX (rivalry)W 12–06,000
January 1, 1943vs. Second Air Force*L 7–1316,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP————1917——

References

  1. "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. "1942 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. "1942 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  4. "Rudy Mobley's Grid Record Now Official". The Abilene Reporter-News. December 3, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. p. 34.
  6. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hardin–Simmons wins from North Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. October 4, 1942. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Mott, Harvey K. (November 2, 1942). "Mobley Paces Texans To Lead League". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 8. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. Hal Sayles (November 15, 1942). "Mobley Breaks National Record as Cowboys Ride to 47-13 Win". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texas Tech and Hardin-Simmons Fight Desperately To Tie". The El Paso Times. November 22, 1942. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "HSU Take Fifth Straight off HPC, Closes Unbeaten". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 27, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "2nd Air Force Downs Cowboys By 13-7 Margin". The Arizona Daily Star. January 2, 1943. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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