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1942 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team

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1942 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–1 (5–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO. R. Latham Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1945 →
1942 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers + 5 0 0 8 1 0
Augustana (SD) + 4 0 0 8 0 0
South Dakota 4 2 0 5 3 0
South Dakota State 3 3 0 4 4 0
North Dakota 2 3 0 3 3 0
North Dakota Agricultural 2 3 0 2 5 1
Morningside 1 6 0 2 6 0
Omaha 0 4 0 1 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College in the North Central Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Clyde Starbeck, the team compiled a 6–1 record (5–0 against NCC opponents) and won the conference championship.[1]

Iowa State Teachers was ranked at No. 108 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at O. R. Latham Stadium in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26South Dakota StateW 38–0
October 2at North Dakota AgriculturalW 27–19[3]
October 17Western Michigan*L 6–14
October 24Morningside
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 26–6
October 31South Dakota
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 36–0
November 7Drake*
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–12
November 14at OmahaOmaha, NEW 34–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tutors take 15th straight". Des Moines Tribune. October 3, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.