1942 Santa Clara
7–2, coached by Buck Shaw, finished No. 15 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Loyola Marymount 21–0Nov 28
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Utah | W 12–0 | 40% |
| Oct 3 | vs Stanford | W 14–6 | 68% |
| Oct 10 | at California | W 7–6 | 59% |
| Oct 17 | at Oregon State | W 7–0 | 53% |
| Oct 24 | at 14UCLA | L 6–14 | 64% |
| Oct 31 | vsSan Francisco | W 8–6 | 79% |
| Nov 14 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 20–7 | 72% |
| Nov 22 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight | L 6–13 | 63% |
| Nov 28 | vsLoyola Marymount | W 21–0 | 87% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Loyola Marymount 21–0; No. 15 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 15
- Wk 2: 9
- Wk 4: 15
- Wk 6: 14
- Wk 7: 12
- Final: 15
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
- 7–2
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- No. 15 peak No. 9
- Points
- 101–52
- Coach
- Buck Shaw
- Elo
- 1636 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.8 No. 53 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
- Jesse FreitasRBAP-1
- Alyn BealsEAP-1
Second team
- Al SchiroOGAP-2
- Al SantucciCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).