1942 NC State Wolfpack football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 4–4–2 (3–1–2 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Riddick Stadium |
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No. 14 William & Mary $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record (3–1–2 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 142 to 70.[1][2]
NC State was ranked at No. 90 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 19 | vs. Davidson | T 0–0 | 10,000 | [4] | |||
September 26 | Richmond | W 13–0 | 5,000 | [5] | |||
October 3 | vs. Clemson | W 7–6 | 10,000 | [6] | |||
October 10 | North Carolina Pre-Flight* |
| L 7–19 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
October 17 | Wake Forest |
| T 0–0 | 12,000 | [8] | ||
October 24 | at Holy Cross* | L 0–28 | 7,500 | [9] | |||
October 31 | North Carolina |
| W 21–14 | 14,000 | [10] | ||
November 7 | at Miami (FL)* | W 2–0 | 11,066 | [11] | |||
November 14 | Georgetown* |
| L 20–28 | [12] | |||
November 21 | at Duke | L 0–47 | 15,000 | [13] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1942 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State and Davidson play scoreless tie". The News and Observer. September 20, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack conquers Richmond club, 13–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State edges out Clemson Tigers, 7–6". The Birmingham News. October 4, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. Pre-Flight eleven trims Wolfpack, 19–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State ties Wake Forest, 0–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holy Cross surprises North Carolina State". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Faircloth hides ball, strolls over goal as N.C.S. wins". The Sunday Star. November 1, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NC State cashes in on blocked punt to defeat Miami". The State. November 8, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hilltoppers Defeat State in Free-Scoring Contest". The News and Observer. November 15, 1942. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke crushes N.C. State, score, 47–0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 22, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.