1942 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team

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The 1942 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Idaho, Southern Branch (later renamed Idaho State University) as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Vesser, the team compiled a 4–2 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 77 to 60.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Headcoach
CaptainRex Wells[1][a]
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1942 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
CaptainRex Wells[1][a]
Home stadiumSpud Bowl
Seasons
 1941
1944 
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1942 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State  910
San Jose State  720
No. 17 Santa Clara  720
Portland  520
Idaho Southern Branch  420
Saint Mary's  631
San Francisco  640
Loyola (CA)  541
Nevada  431
Cal Poly  430
San Diego State  061
San Francisco State  060
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Bengals did not field a team during the 1943 college football season, next competing in 1944.

Schedule

Contested during World War II, the team's second and sixth games were played against military service teams.

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 at Weber Ogden, UT W 13–01,500 [3]
October 10 Logan Marines W 27–0  [4]
October 16 at College of Idaho Caldwell, ID W 6–0  [5]
November 7 Comptondagger
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 7–0  [6]
November 11 at Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO L 7–21[b]  [7]
November 14 at Fort Douglas L 17–391,000 [8]
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Notes

  1. Wells later played for the 1943 Michigan team and served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War; he died in 2002 at age 79.[2]
  2. Some sources list the loss to Colorado College with a 7–20 score.

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