| 1942 Pacific Tigers football | |
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| FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (2–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Baxter Stadium |
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| Pacific (CA) $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 141 to 58 for the season and was shut out in five games.
Pacific was ranked at No. 174 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.
The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Saint Mary's Pre-Flight* |
| L 9–38 | ||
| September 26 | at Washington* | L 0–27 | 11,000 | ||
| October 3 | Chico State |
| W 27–0 | ||
| October 10 | California JV* |
| T 0–0 | ||
| October 17 | at San Jose State* | L 0–29 | |||
| October 31 | Fresno State* |
| L 0–13 | 3,500 | |
| November 7 | at Cal Aggies |
| W 15–7 | ||
| November 11 | Alameda Coast Guard* |
| L 7–13 | ||
| November 14 | San Diego NTS* |
| L 0–14 | ||
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Notes
- Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.
References
- Marvin, Joe (May 2000). "Stagg at Pacific: Part III - 1940-1942". College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 13 (3). LA84 Foundation: 8–9. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Amos Alonzo Stagg". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Russ Newland (September 20, 1942). "Jim Newquist, Bob Koch Star As Oliver's Navy Wins, 38-9". The Register-Guard. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers Trample Wildcats". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1942. p. 32. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ed Orman (November 1, 1942). "COP Holds Fresno State To 13 To 0 Win". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alameda Guards Beat Stagg Team". Sacramento Bee. November 12, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1942 - Pacific (CA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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