1942 Wayne Tartars football team

1942 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–6–1
Head coach	Joe Gembis (11th season)
Captain	Frank Chorney, Donald Kennedy
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium
Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

1942 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Central Michigan		–		6	–	0	–	0
Western Michigan		–		5	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati		–		8	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		8	–	2	–	0
Marquette		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	2
Bowling Green		–		6	–	2	–	1
Ohio		–		5	–	3	–	0
Detroit		–		5	–	4	–	0
Wichita		–		5	–	4	–	0
Michigan State		–		4	–	3	–	2
Michigan State Normal		–		3	–	3	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan		–		4	–	4	–	0
Xavier		–		4	–	5	–	0
Carthage		–		3	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wayne		–		1	–	6	–	1
Akron		–		0	–	7	–	2

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 1–6–1 record and was outscored by opponents, 144 to 52.^[1] It played its home games at the University of Detroit Stadium.^[2]

Joe Gembis was in his 11th year as head coach. His assistant coaches, Joseph Truskowski and Ox Emerson, were lost to military service for the 1942 season.^[3] In the absence of Truskowski and Emerson, two Wayne alumni Laurence "Lefty" Russell and Ralph Betker served as assistant coaches.^[4]

Before the season began, the team held a 10-day training camp in Charlevoix, Michigan.^[4]

The team's statistical leaders included Doug Rutherford, a sophomore from Denby High School, with 58 pass completions.^[5]^[6] Frank Chorney and Donald Kennedy were the team captains.^[7]

Wayne was ranked at No. 306 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[8]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	vs. Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–27	15,670	^[9]
October 10	at Michigan State	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	L 6–46		^[10]
October 17	Bowling Green	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–20		^[11]
October 24	at Michigan State Normal	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	T 12–12		^[12]
October 27	Grosse Ile NAS	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 3–7	5,139	^[13]
October 30	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–13		^[14]
November 7	Akron	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 25–6	3,500	^[15]
November 14	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–13		^[16]
Homecoming

Roster

Asquini, Valentino
Beardsley, David
Carpenter, Samuel
Chorney, Frank
Cotton, John
Faughn, John
Graham, Jack
Hagen, Reed
Hannan, James
Kanfer, Morton
Kennedy, Donald
Magnatta, Joseph
Malinowski, Eugene
Meyers, Donald
Miller, Paul
Mullen, Donald
Olmstead, Richard
Perry, Raymond
Raskin, Lawrence
Rickert, Louis
Rutherford, Douglas
Sabo, Frank
Tottis, Mitchell
Young, George (Donald)

References

^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ "Wayne Will Meet U-D in Grid Opener". Detroit Free Press. August 9, 1942. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wayne Goes North". Detroit Free Press. September 6, 1942. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Wayne Grid Squad Opens 10-Day Camp". Detroit Free Press. September 9, 1942. p. 17.
^ 2016 Football Media Guide, p. 109.
^ "Wayne Pins Its Chances on Passes". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1942. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2016 Football Media Guide, p. 112.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Angelo (October 3, 1942). "U-D First-Stringers Display Too Much Power for Wayne and Tartars Are Subdued, 27 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Angelo (October 11, 1942). "Wayne Has No Chance Against State". Detroit Free Press. pp. 2–1, 2–2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Charles P. Ward (October 18, 1942). "Good Start Fails to Aid Wayne's Cause". Detroit Free Press. p. 2-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ John N. Sabo (October 25, 1942). "Hurons Get 12-12 Deadlock with Wayne". Detroit Free Press. pp. 2–1, 2–2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Charles P. Ward (October 28, 1942). "Grosse Ile Hangs 4th Straight Defeat on Wayne". Detroit Free Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tartars Lose to Central This Time: Normal Whips Wayne, 13-0". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1942. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Charles P. Ward (November 8, 1942). "25-6 Victory over Akron Gives Wayne Followers Plenty of Reasons to Cheer". Detroit Free Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Broncos Take Measure of Wayne, 14 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1942. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.

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