1942 San Francisco Dons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1942
| team = San Francisco Dons
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–4
| head_coach = Al Tassi
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Kezar Stadium
}}
{{1942 Western college football independents records}}
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.{{cite web|title=1942 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 23, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/san-francisco/1942-schedule.html}}
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.{{cite news|title=Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2|newspaper=Twin City Sentinel|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 16, 1942|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1942
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 27||Arizona State|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 54-6|12,000|{{cite news|title=Too Easy! Dons Rout Arizona State, 54-6: Varsity Plays Only 10 Minutes, But USF Rolls Up Record Score|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Harry Borba|date=September 28, 1942|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100026739/too-easy-dons-rout-arizona-state/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 4|Nevada||Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 27-7|12,000|{{cite news|title=Dons Rally to Trim Nevada Eleven, 27-7|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Harry Borba|date=October 5, 1942|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24912272/dons_rally_to_trim_nevada_eleven_277/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11||Loyola (CA)|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 2-7|12,000|{{cite news|title=Loyola Upsets Dons, 7-2; Lions Defeat Dons in Fourth Quarter|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Prescott Sullivan|date=October 12, 1942|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100027031/loyola-upsets-dons-7-2-lions-defeat/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18||Saint Mary's|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-27|35,000|{{cite news|title=Gaels Run Wild, Beat USF Dons, 27 to 0: St. Mary's Registers 14-0 Edge at Half|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Prescott Sullivan|date=October 19, 1942|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23199739/gaels_run_wild_beat_usf_dons_27_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25||San Jose State|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 20-13|10,000|{{cite news|title=Dons Trim Spartans: U.S.F. Victor, 20-13, In Wide Open Game|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Prescott Sullivan|date=October 26, 1942|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100027336/dons-trim-spartans-usf-victor/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1||Santa Clara|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 6-8|25,000|{{cite news|title=Santa Clara Beats Dons, 8-6: Safety From Blocked Punt Saves Broncs|newspaper=The San Bernardino Daily Sun (Associated Press)|date=November 2, 1942|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22824200/santa_clara_beats_dons_86_safety/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|Fresno State|Ratcliffe Stadium|Fresno, CA|W 33-13|12,519|{{cite news|title=Fresno State Folds in Clutch AS USF Captures Holiday Game, 33 To 13|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|location=Fresno, California|author=Ed Orman|date=November 12, 1942|page=2-B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8694980/fresno_state_folds_in_clutch_as_usf/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|November 22||Alameda Coast Guard|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 44-6||{{cite news|title=U.S.F. Wins, 44-6, Over Coast Guard|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Bob Brachman|date=November 23, 1942|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83893905/usf-alameda/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 29|at|Albuquerque AAB|Hilltop Stadium|Albuquerque, NM|W 28-0||{{cite news|title=Frisco U. Defeats Airbase 28 to 0|newspaper=The Gallup (NM) Independent|date=November 30, 1943|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22186104/frisco_u_defeats_airbase_28_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 5|vs|No. 16 Mississippi State|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|L 7-19|250|{{cite news|title=U.S.F. Buried in Mud Battle: Dons See 'Black' in Miss. State Defeat; Blondy Finds 'Heavy Track' to Liking; Only 250 Witness Game|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Harry Borba|date=December 6, 1942|page=48|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100027639/usf-buried-in-mud-battle-dons-see/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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