1942 Oregon State

4–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Lon Stiner.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 1942, game by game: won at Idaho 32–0; won vs. California 13–8; lost at UCLA 7–30; lost vs. No. 15 Santa Clara 0–7; lost vs. Washington State 13–26; lost at Washington 0–13; won vs. Montana 33–0; lost at Stanford 13–49; won vs. Oregon 39–2; tied at Michigan State 7–7+37−36Won 32–0 at Idaho+32IdahoWon 13–8 vs. California+5CaliforniaLost 7–30 at UCLA-23UCLALost 0–7 vs. No. 15 Santa Clara-7No. 15 Santa ClaraLost 13–26 vs. Washington State-13Washington StateLost 0–13 at Washington-13WashingtonWon 33–0 vs. Montana+33MontanaLost 13–49 at Stanford-36StanfordWon 39–2 vs. Oregon+37OregonTied 7–7 at Michigan State0Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Michigan State 7–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
157–⁠142
Coach
Lon Stiner
Elo
1512 −83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.0 No. 80 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 5Lloyd Wickett OTDetroit Lions

1942 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA6–⁠17–⁠413
Washington State5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠217
Stanford5–⁠26–⁠412
USC4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Oregon State4–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Washington3–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠3
California3–⁠45–⁠5
Oregon2–⁠52–⁠6
Idaho1–⁠53–⁠7
Montana0–⁠60–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.