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1942 Troy State Red Wave football team

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1942 Troy State Red Wave football
AIC champion
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record4–3 (2–0 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPace Field
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →

The 1942 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Albert Choate, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 4–3, with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the AIC title.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Middle Tennessee State*L 0–20[1]
October 9Brookley Field*
W 50–0[2]
October 17at Tampa*L 0–27[3]
October 24at Fort Benning*
W 20–68,000[4]
November 6at Marion
W 19–7[5]
November 13Marion
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 33–21[6]
November 27at Southeastern Louisiana*L 7–45[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee State Teachers beat Troy Red Wave, 20–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1942. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Troy eleven whips Brookley foe, 50–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 10, 1942. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Freshmen lead Tampa to 27–0 win over Troy". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 18, 1942. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy Teachers downs 29th Infantry, 20–6". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. October 25, 1942. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louie Harrelson leads Troy Wave to win over Marion". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1942. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Troy Wave whips Marion foe, 33–21". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1942. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southeastern scores easy win over Troy State". The Shreveport Times. November 28, 1942. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.