1942 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team
The 1942 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 9–1–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), tied with Texas Tech for the conference championship, lost its only game to the Second Air Force Bombers in the 1943 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 254 to 71.[1][2][3]
| 1942 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football | |
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Border co-champion | |
Sun Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Second Air Force | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 9–1–1 (4–0–1 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Hardin–Simmons Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warren B. Woodson was in his second season as the team's head coach. Woodson went into the United States Navy at the end of the regular season, and assistant coach Clark Jarnagin took over as interim head coach for the Sun Bowl game.
Backs Rudy Mobley and Camp Wilson led the team on offense. Mobley led the country and set a new NCAA single-season record with 1,281 rushing yards in 10 regular season games.[4][5]
Hardin–Simmons was ranked at No. 56 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[6]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Baylor* | W 13–6 | ||||||
| October 3 | North Texas State* |
| W 34–0 | [7] | ||||
| October 10 | vs. SMU* | San Antonio, TX | W 7–6 | |||||
| October 17 | Arizona State | W forfeit | ||||||
| October 24 | Texas Mines |
| W 39–7 | |||||
| October 31 | at Arizona | W 34–26 | 7,500 | [8] | ||||
| November 7 | at West Texas State | Canyon, TX | W 40–0 | |||||
| November 14 | Louisiana Tech* | No. 19 |
| W 47–13 | [9] | |||
| November 21 | at Texas Tech | No. 17 | T 0–0 | 7,000 | [10] | |||
| November 26 | at Howard Payne* | Brownwood, TX (rivalry) | W 12–0 | 6,000 | [11] | |||
| January 1, 1943 | vs. Second Air Force* | L 7–13 | 16,000 | [12] | ||||
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Rankings edit
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | — | — |
References edit
- ^ (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "1942 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "1942 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Rudy Mobley's Grid Record Now Official". The Abilene Reporter-News. December 3, 1942. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. p. 34.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hardin–Simmons wins from North Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. October 4, 1942. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mott, Harvey K. (November 2, 1942). "Mobley Paces Texans To Lead League". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 8. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hal Sayles (November 15, 1942). "Mobley Breaks National Record as Cowboys Ride to 47-13 Win". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech and Hardin-Simmons Fight Desperately To Tie". The El Paso Times. November 22, 1942. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "HSU Take Fifth Straight off HPC, Closes Unbeaten". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 27, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2nd Air Force Downs Cowboys By 13-7 Margin". The Arizona Daily Star. January 2, 1943. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.