1942 Stanford Indians football team

1942 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 12
Record	6–4 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach	Marchmont Schwartz (1st season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1942 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
No. 12 Stanford	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Washington	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	3	–	3
California	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1942 college football season and was led by first-year head coach Marchmont Schwartz. With the United States now fully engaged in World War II, Stanford played three "home" games at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco in order to comply with wartime requirements to minimize the use of non-essential public transportation by holding events near population centers. The team also played four games at its usual home stadium, Stanford Stadium.

Stanford suspended football after this season, resuming in 1946.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Washington State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–6	15,000
October 3	vs. Santa Clara*		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 6–14	30,000
October 10	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 0–27	22,374
October 17	Idaho		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 54–7	5,000
October 24	vs. USC		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA (rivalry)	W 14–6	25,000
October 31	at No. 11 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–21	55,000
November 7	vs. Washington		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 20–7	23,000
November 14	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 49–13
November 21	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	W 26–7
November 28	St. Mary's Pre-Flight*	No. 12	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 28–13
*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 т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	12т	12

Players drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Chuck Taylor	Guard	4	30	Cleveland Rams
Ed Stamm	Tackle	5	39	Chicago Bears
Bruno Banducci	Guard	6	42	Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Eagles-Steelers
Milt Vucinich	Center	7	59	Chicago Bears
Ray Hammett	Back	11	99	Chicago Bears
Hank Norberg	End	18	169	Chicago Bears