1942 Northeastern Huskies football team

American college football season

1942 Northeastern Huskies football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record0–5–1 (0–1 NEC)
Head coach
  • Foxy Flumere (1st season)
CaptainRichard Grey
Home stadiumKent Street Field
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 New England Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 0 0 6 0 0
Connecticut + 2 0 0 6 2 0
Northeastern 0 1 0 0 5 1
Rhode Island State 0 2 0 3 3 0
Maine 0 2 0 2 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 1942 college football season. It was the program's 10th season and they finished with a winless record of 0–5–1 (0–1 in New England Conference play).[1][2][3] Their head coach was Foxy Flumere serving in his first (and only) season, and their captain was Richard Grey.[3]

Northeastern was ranked at No. 427 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 102:00 p.m.at Springfield*
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 0–13[5]
October 17Bates*
  • Kent Street Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 0–12
October 24at American International*Springfield, MAL 0–6
October 31Tufts*
  • Kent Street Field
  • Brookline, MA
T 6–6
November 7at Boston University*Boston, MAL 6–37
November 14at New Hampshire
L 0–18[6]

References

  1. ^ Pollak, Mark (2019). The Playing Grounds of College Football: A Comprehensive Directory, 1869 to Today. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 281. ISBN 9781476673622.
  2. ^ "1942 Northeastern Huskies football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Retrieved May 3, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Annual Results: 1942". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gymnasts Hope To Make Huskies Battle For Win". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1942. p. 28. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Wildcats Swamp Northeastern 18-0 To Conclude First Undefeated Season In History". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 16, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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