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1942 All-Big Six Conference Football Team
The 1942 All-Big Six Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Six Conference teams for the 1942 college football season. The selectors for the 1942 season included the Associated Press (AP). All-Big Six selections Backs * Huell Hamm, Oklahoma (AP-1 [QB]) * Ray Evans (halfback), Ray Evans, Kansas (AP-1 [HB]) * Bob Steuber, Missouri (AP-1 [HB]) * Paul Darling, Iowa State Cyclones football, Iowa State (AP-1 [FB]) * Harold Adams, Missouri (AP-2 [QB]) * Royal Lohry, Iowa State (AP-2 [HB]) * William Campbell, Oklahoma (AP-2 [HB]) * Don Reece, Missouri (AP-2 [FB]) Ends * Bert Ekern, Missouri (AP-1) * W. G. Lamb, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Marshall Shurnas, Missouri (AP-2) * James Tyree, Oklahoma (AP-2) Tackles * Vic Schleigh, Nebraska (AP-1 * Homer Simmons, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Edward Hodges, Missouri (AP-2) * Bernard Pepper, Missouri (AP-2) Guards * Mike Fitzgerald, Missouri (AP-1) * Clare Morford, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Verlie Abrams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 College Football Season
The 1942 college football season was the 74th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six Conference, the Southern Conference, the Southwestern Conference, and numerous smaller conferences and independent programs. The season was the first after the entry of the United States into World War II. The teams ranked highest in the final Associated Press poll in December 1942 were: # Ohio State - Ohio State won the Big Ten championship with a 9–1 record, its one loss coming against No. 3 Wisconsin. The Buckeyes ranked second nationally in scoring offense (33.7 points per game) and fourth in total offense (397.5 yards per game). They were ranked No. 1 in the final AP poll but did not appear in a bowl game. Gene Fekete led the Big Ten with 910 rushing yards. Ohio State was selected as national champions by the Associated Press (AP) po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Steuber
Robert James Steuber (October 25, 1921November 29, 1996) was an American football halfback who has the distinction of having played NCAA college football after playing professional football in the NFL. Steuber played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Steuber was a standout on his high school football team. He attended the University of Missouri, where he quickly became one of the country's most productive runners and scoring threats. He was second in the country in 1942 with more than 1,000 yards of rushing. Steuber was drafted by the NFL's Chicago Bears and played one game for the team, appearing as a substitute on September 26, 1943 in the Green Bay Packers' home opener, which ended in a 21-21 tie. The next day, Steuber entered the United States Navy and was transferred to DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana for pre-flight training. Despite having gone from amateur statu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 College Football All-America Team
The 1942 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1942. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1942 season are (1) ''Collier's Weekly'', as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) ''Look'' magazine, (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) ''Newsweek'', and (9) the '' Sporting News''. Two individuals were unanimous selections; they were Georgia halfback (and Heisman Trophy winner) Frank Sinkwich and Wisconsin end Dave Schreiner. Consensus All-Americans For the year 1942, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |