1942 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

The 1942 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1942 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their eighth year under head coach Joe Bailey Cheaney, the team compiled an overall record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play.

1942 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	3–4–1 (0–2–1 LSC)
Head coach	Joe Bailey Cheaney (8th season)
Home stadium	Evans Field
Seasons ← 1941 1946 →

1942 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Texas State $	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Sam Houston State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
North Texas State	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Southwest Texas State	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Southwest Texas was ranked at No. 302 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 25	Howard Payne*	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 6–0	^[2]
October 2	at Schreiner*	Kerrville, TX	L 0–28	^[3]
October 9	Southwestern (TX)*	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 19–12	^[4]
October 17	Randolph Field*	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 21–0	^[5]
October 24	at Abilene Christian*	Abilene, TX	L 0–26	^[6]
October 30	at North Texas State	Eagle Field Denton, TX	L 6–10	^[7]
November 6	East Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	T 7–7	^[8]
November 14	Sam Houston State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 20–23	^[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bobcats defeat Yellowjackets 6–0". Denton Record-Chronicle. September 26, 1942. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Schreiner beats Bobcats". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1942. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bobcats beat Southwestern". Austin American-Statesman. October 10, 1942. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southwest Bobcats blank Randolph Field Fliers, 21–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 18, 1942. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Abilene Christian beats Southwest's Wildcats 26 to 0". Longview News-Journal. October 25, 1942. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Eagles come back to defeat San Marcos". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 31, 1942. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bobcats tie Lions, 7–7, after kick is blocked". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1942. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sam Houston edges Bobcats". The Austin American. November 15, 1942. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.