1942 Little All-America College Football Team
The 1942 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1942, the AP selected first, second, and third teams. Due to the impact of World War II, the AP did not pick another Little All-America team until 1945. First team Back - Virgil Wagner, Millikin Back - Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons Back - Jimmy Jones, Union (TN) Back - Vince Pacewic, Loyola of Los Angeles End - Adrian Hasse, Amherst End - Aubrey Faust, Wofford Tackle - John Sanchez, San Francisco Tackle - Joe Kiernan, Rockhurst Guard - Hugh Bogovich, Delaware Guard - Warren Schmakel, Central Michigan Center - Vincent Zachem, Morehead Teachers Second team Back - Dwight Holshouser, Catawba Back - Jackie Fellows, Fresno State Back - Bill Schmidt, Williams Back - Pete Gorgone, Muhlenberg End - Ray Sandvig, Augustana (SD) End - Bob Stokes, Howard Payne Tackle - T ...
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Little All-America College Football Team
The Little All-America team is an honor given annually to the best small college players at their respective positions. The first Little All-America team for college football, selected with assistance from reporters in every region, was announced in December 1934 by Edward J. Neil of the Associated Press (AP). Neil wrote that the Little All-America team was intended to honor "the little fellows, players in hundreds of colleges who labored just as earnestly, often with just as much ability, but barely edging into the spotlight . . ." Players who received Little All-America honors (years in parenthesis) and were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame include: Joe Stydahar (1934), Bulldog Turner (1939), Tony Canadeo (1939), Andrew Robustelli ( 1949), Buck Buchanan ( 1962), Willie Lanier (1965), Terry Bradshaw ( 1969), Walter Payton (1974), and Shannon Sharpe (1989). Other notable Little All-Americans include Otis Taylor (1964), Carl Garrett ( 1966, 1967, 1968), B ...
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John Sanchez (American Football)
John Claude Sanchez (October 12, 1920 – September 11, 1992) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets. Sanchez played college football at the University of San Francisco and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1944 NFL Draft The 1944 National Football League Draft was held on April 19, 1944, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Boston Yanks selected quarterback Angelo Bertelli. Player selections Round ... by the Giants. 1920 births 1992 deaths Players of American football from Los Angeles American football offensive tackles San Francisco Dons football players Chicago Rockets players Detroit Lions players Washington Redskins players New York Giants players {{offensive-lineman-1920s-stub ...
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1942 Arizona Wildcats Football Team
The 1942 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against Border opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents, 189 to 139. The team captain was Murl M. McCain, Jr. Arizona was ranked at No. 98 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. Schedule References Arizona Arizona Wildcats football seasons Arizona Wildcats football The Arizona Wildcats football program represents the University of Arizona (UA) in the sport of American college football. Arizona competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Pac- ...

Larry Visnic
Charles Lawrence Visnic (April 7, 1919 – June 27, 1994) was an American football guard, linebacker, and blocking back who played college football for St. Benedict's College (now known as Benedictine College) in Atchison, Kansas from 1940 to 1942 and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1943 to 1945. He appeared in 24 NFL games. Early years Visnic was born in 1918 in Jacobsburg, Ohio, and attended St. John's High School in Ohio and Belmont High School in North Carolina. He played college football at St. Benedict's College in Atchison, Kansas from 1940 to 1942. He was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team guard on the 1942 Little All-America football team. He was also selected as a first team player on the 1940 and 1942 All Central Conference football teams. Professional football Visnic was drafted by the New York Giants in the eight round (66th overall pick) of the 1943 NFL draft The 1943 National Football Leag ...
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1942 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Team
The 1942 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–0–1 in conference play, sharing the Border Conference title with Hardin–Simmons. This was Texas Tech's The second Border Conference championship. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas. Schedule References Texas Tech Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Texas Tech" or "TTU"). The team competes as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a NCAA Division I, Division I NCAA D ...

1942 Miami Hurricanes Football Team
The 1942 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1942 college football season. The Hurricanes played their eight home games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Jack Harding and finished with a 7–2 record. Schedule References Miami Miami Hurricanes football seasons Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes football team represents the University of Miami in college football. The Hurricanes compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Coastal Division of the Atlanti ...

1942 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Team
The 1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football teamrepresented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1942 college football season. Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season as champions of the CCAA, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 2–0 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 362–45 for the season, including shutting out their opponents seven times. Fresno State was ranked at No. 43 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. Schedule Rankings Team players in the NFL The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1944 NFL draft. Notes References Fresno State California State ...
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Jackie Fellows
Jack Byron "Jackie" Fellows (January 8, 1922 – July 24, 1993) was an American football player. He played college football for Los Angeles City College, was selected to the Little All-American team and led the team to the national junior college football championship. He transferred to California State University, Fresno and played for the Fresno State Bulldogs football team. During the 1942 college football season, Fellows led Fresno State to a 9-1 record, rushed for 599 yards and completed 82 of 195 passes for 1,314 yards. He also broke Davey O'Brien's single-season record by throwing 23 touchdown passes. He was selected by both ''Look'' magazine and Maxwell Stiles as a first-team halfback on the 1942 College Football All-America Team. After graduating from college, Fellows was draft in the sixth round of the 1944 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, but did not play in the National Football League (NFL). In 1947, Fellows played for the Ottawa Rough Riders The ...
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1942 Central Michigan Chippewas Football Team
The 1942 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1942 college football season. The 1942 team was the first undefeated, untied football team in the school's history. In their sixth season under head coach Ron Finch, the Chippewas compiled a 6–0 record, shut out three opponents, held five of six opponents to fewer than seven points, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 93 to 21. The team defeated Northern Michigan (21–0), Grand Rapids Union (6–2, 20–6), Eastern Michigan (14–0), Ball State Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball C ... (19–13), and Wayne State (13–0). Right guard Warren Schmakel and end Don Provencher were the ...
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Warren Schmakel
Warren Hugo Paul Schmakel (November 3, 1920 – November 17, 1982) was an American football player, coach, scout, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University in 1950 and at Boston University from 1964 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 26-28-2. Schmakel later served as the athletic director at Boston University and at Illinois State University, and as a scout for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Coaching career While head coach at Boston University, Schmakel coached 20 players who were either drafted or received professional tryouts. This group included Bruce Taylor, the 1970 NFL Rookie of The Year (playing for the San Francisco 49ers), Reggie Rucker, Pat Hughes, and Dick Farley, who played for the San Diego Chargers and went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at Williams College. Death Schmakel died on November 17, 1982, in at Lincoln General Hospital in Lincoln, N ...
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1942 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Football Team
The 1942 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach William D. Murray William D. Murray (September 9, 1908 – March 29, 1986) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at University of Delaware from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1950 and ..., the team compiled an 8–0 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 196 to 28. Delaware was ranked at No. 112 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. Schedule References {{Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football navbox Delaware Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons College football undefeated seasons Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football ...
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1942 San Francisco Dons Football Team
The 1942 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Al Tassi, the Dons compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 221 to 106. San Francisco was ranked at No. 66 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. Schedule References {{San Francisco Dons football navbox San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ... San Francisco Dons football seasons San Francisco Dons football ...
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