| 1942 St. Thomas Tommies football | |
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| MIAC champion | |
| Conference | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (5–0 MIAC) |
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| Home stadium | O'Shaughnessy Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (MN) + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint John's (MN) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamline | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macalester | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Olaf | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's (MN) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augsburg | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 St. Thomas Tommies football team was an American football team that represented the University of St. Thomas of Saint Paul, Minnesota, as a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) during the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Willie Walsh, the Tommies compiled a perfect 8–0 record (5–0 against MIAC opponents), won the MIAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 153 to 22. On defense, they shut out four of eight opponents and gave up an average of only 2.75 points per game. St. Thomas had additional perfect seasons in 1910, 1913, 1923, 1944, and 1956.
St. Thomas took six of the eleven first-team spots on the 1942 All-MIAC football teams selected by both the United Press and the conference coaches. First-team honors went to the following St. Thomas players: halfback Gene Neitge (UP-1, Coaches-1), fullback Bob Pates (UP-1, Coaches-1), end Dick Jewett (UP-1, Coaches-1), tackle Frank Wambach (UP-1, Coaches-1), guard John Knox (UP-1, Coaches-1), center Gene O'Brien (UP-1, Coaches-1).
The team played its home games at O'Shaugnessy Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Bemidji State* |
| W 6–0 | ||||
| September 25 | Macalester |
| W 12–0 | ||||
| October 2 | Saint Mary's (MN) |
| W 20–6 | ||||
| October 9 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| W 27–2 | ||||
| October 16 | at St. Ambrose* |
| W 35–7 | 5,000 | |||
| October 23 | at St. Olaf | Northfield, MN | W 28–0 | ||||
| October 30 | Saint John's (MN) |
| W 18–0 | ||||
| November 8 | at Loras* | Dubuque, IA | W 14–7 | ||||
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References
- "1942 - Saint Thomas (MN)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- "Saint Thomas (MN) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- "Johns Place 3 on UP All-State". The St. Cloud Daily Times. November 13, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "6 Tommies All State". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. November 22, 1942. p. Peach 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "St. Thomas Defeats Bemidji Peds, 6 to 0". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 19, 1942. p. Peach 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tommies Out-mud Macalester, 12 to 0". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 26, 1942. p. Peach 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- Rolf Felstad (October 3, 1942). "Two Tilts Todaay May Bring Threat to Winning Tommies: Walsh's Gridders Continue Win Streak". Minneapolis Star Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tommies Blast Gusties, 27 to 2: Score Third League Win; Pates, Neitge Shine for Victors". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. October 10, 1942. p. Peach 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2 Tilts Bar Tom Title". Minneapolis Star Journal. October 10, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "St. Thomas Hands St. Ambrose Worst Grid Defeat in 12 Years". The Daily Times. Davenport, Iowa. October 17, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Toms Jolt St. Olaf, 28-0". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. October 24, 1942. p. Peach 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Coach Benda Hails Title Tommies: Crack Walsh Team Smacks Johnnies, 18-0". Minneapolis Star Journal. October 31, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Toms Rip Loras in Finale, 14-7". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. November 9, 1942. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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