1942 Cal Aggies football team

The 1942 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–6 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 79 to 51 for the season.

1942 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record1–6 (0–2 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainLee DeWitt
Home stadiumA Street field
1942 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pacific (CA) $ 2 –0 –02 –6 –1
Chico State 1 –1 –05 –1 –0
Cal Aggies 0 –2 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The Cal Aggies were ranked at No. 320 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. Like many other college football team, the Aggies did not play in the 1943 to 1945 seasons due to World War II.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17at California JV[note 1]*
L 13–19[2]
October 24at Chico State
L 0–6
November 1Stockton Motor Repair Depot[note 2]*
W 25–0
November 7Pacific (CA)
L 7–15
November 11at Nevada*
L 0–14[5]
November 27Whittier*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 6–18
December 5at Saint Mary's JV*Moraga, CAL 0–17
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

Notes
  1. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
  2. The Stockton Quartermaster Motor Depot was a motor supply depot, maintenance depot and maintenance school from 1941 to 1948. It was located near the port of Stockton, California
  3. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[4]

References
  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Football Results". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 18, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields: Stockton Ordnance Depot". Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  4. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. "Nevada Ends Season With 14-0 Victory". Nevada State Journal. November 12, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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