1942 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

The 1942 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1942 college football season. Under fourth-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 2–4 record.^[1]

1942 Southern Illinois Maroons football
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–4 (1–3 IIAC)
Head coach	Glenn Martin (4th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ← 1941 1944 →

1942 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Illinois $	3	–	0	–	1			5	–	0	–	2
Northern Illinois State	1	–	0	–	2			3	–	2	–	2
Illinois State Normal	2	–	1	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Southern Illinois was ranked at No. 505 (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 McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	Cape Girardeau*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–26
October 17	at Western Illinois	Morgan Field Macomb, IL	L 0–26	^[3]
October 24	Illinois State Normal	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 0–7
October 31	at Northern Illinois State	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 0–34	^[4]
November 7	at Eastern Illinois	Schahrer Field Charleston, IL	W 26–6
November 14	Tennessee Junior*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 41–6
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 115. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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. "Wesleyan Faces Millikin Eleven In Loop Feature". The Dispatch. Associated Press. October 19, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Huskies Prove Serious Competition for Loop Title". The Daily Chronicle. November 2, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.