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The 1942 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Julius Wagner, the Aggies compiled a 4–3 record (2–3 against MSC opponents), finished fifth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 99 to 97.[1][2]
1942 Colorado A&M Aggies football | |
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Conference | Mountain States Conference |
Record | 4–3 (2–3 MSC) |
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Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colorado A&M was ranked at No. 144 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | at Wyoming | W 10–0 | |||||
October 3 | Colorado Mines* | W 27–0 | |||||
October 10 | at Denver | L 0–26 | > 12,800 | [4] | |||
October 24 | Colorado |
| L 7–34 | ||||
October 31 | at Utah | L 14–33 | |||||
November 7 | Utah State |
| W 25–0 | ||||
November 14 | at Colorado State–Greeley* | Greeley, CO | W 14–6 | ||||
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The following Aggies were selected in the 1943 NFL draft following the season.[5]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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18 | 161 | Chet Meada | Back | Detroit Lions |
24 | 223 | Lou Dent | Back | Brooklyn Dodgers |
The following Aggie was selected in the 1944 NFL draft despite Colorado A&M not having a team in 1943.[6]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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8 | 70 | Roy Clay | Back | New York Giants |
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