1942 St. Cloud State Huskies football team

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1942 St. Cloud State Huskies football
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St. Cloud's all-conference stars: Filippi, Shew, Bierhaus, Zakariasen
MTCC co-champion
Conference Minnesota Teachers College Conference
Record6–0 (4–0 MTCC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Louis Filippi
  • Harvey Shew
Seasons
←  1941
1943 →
1942 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Cloud State + 4 –0 –06 –0 –0
Mankato State + 4 –0 –04 –2 –0
Bemidji State 2 –2 –03 –4 –0
Duluth State 2 –2 –02 –3 –1
Winona State 0 –4 –02 –4 –1
Moorhead State 0 –4 –02 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 St. Cloud State Huskies football team was an American football team that represented St. Cloud State Teachers College (later renamed St. Cloud State University) as a member of the Minnesota Teachers College Conference (MTCC) during the 1942 college football season. In their eighth and final year under head coach Warren Kasch, the Huskies compiled a perfect 6–0 record (4–0 in NTCC games), shared the MTCC championship with Mankato State, shut out five of six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 152 to 7. [1] It was St. Cloud's second consecutive perfect season, extending its winning streak to 14 games. [2]

Contents

Four St. Cloud players received first-team honors on the all-conference team: back Louis Filippi; back Fritz Bierhaus; tackle Ken Zackariasen; and guard Harvey Shew. Filippi and Shew were St. Cloud's team captains. End Wilbur Kessler and center Donald Renn were named to the second team. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3 Winona State W 27–0 [4]
October 10at Duluth State Duluth, MN W 25–7 [5] [6]
October 17 Bemidji State W 14–0 [7]
October 24at Moorhead State Moorhead, MN W 39–0 [8]
October 30 Minnesota freshmen*
  • Northrup Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 6–0 [9]
November 7 Eau Claire *Saint Coud, MNW 41–0 [2]
  • *Non-conference game

Game summaries

Moorhead State

On October 24, St. Cloud concluded its conference schedule with a 39–0 victory over Moorhead State at Moorhead, Minnesota. St. Cloud's left halfback and co-captain Louis Filippi scored three rushing touchdowns and passed for two more, sealing the conference scoring title with 47 points in four conference games. Fritz Bierhaus, who was known as a 60-minute player handling quarteback duties on both offense and defense, also scored on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Filippi. Filippi also threw a touchdown pass to Kessler. St. Cloud tied with Mankato State for the conference champion. St. Cloud and Mankato did not play each other, though Mankato was able to score only six points against Moorhead. [8]

Minnesota freshmen

On October 30, St Cloud defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers freshmen by a 6–0 score before a large crowd at Northrup Field in Minneapolis. Despite being "a marked man", St. Cloud's star left halfback Louis Filippi carried the ball 37 times for 126 yards, accounted for more than 75% of St. Cloud's 200 yards of total offense, and scored the game's only points. The touchdown was scored on a double lateral from Hambrech to Bierhaus to Filippi. [9]

Eau Claire

On November 7, St. Cloud State concluded its season with a 41–0 non-conference victory over Eau Claire in Saint Cloud. Left halfback Louis Filippi scored three touchddowns and had long runs of 51 and 57 yards. Quarterback Bierhaus intercepted an Dau Claire pass at the goal ine and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. It was St. Cloud's biggest margin of victory of the year. It also extended St. Cloud's winning streak to 14 games. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Teachers Elevens Knotted For Lead". Austin Daily Herald . Austin, Minnesota. Associated Press. October 26, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. 1 2 3 "Peds End 3rd Home Unbeaten Season, Tip Eau Claire: Kaschmen Extend Wins to 14 With 41 to 0 Triumph". The St. Cloud Daily Times. November 9, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "TC Loop Honors Filippi, Shew, Bierhaus, Zakariasen: 4 Huskies Get Repeat Posts at League Meet". The St. Cloud Daily Times. November 14, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Peds Open Title Defense by Crushing Winona 27-0: Filippi Is Leader In Ninth Straight Gridiron Victory". The St. Cloud Daily Times. October 5, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "St. Cloud Peds Capture 10th in Row at Duluth 25-7: Huskies to Face Bemidji In Hard Battle Saturday". The St. Cloud Daily Times. October 12, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Sid Peterson (October 11, 1942). "St. Cloud Peds Reveal Power To Win: Bulldogs Lose By 25-7 Tally". Duluth News-Tribune. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Peds Near Third Loop Title With 14-0 Bemidji Win: Bierhaus, Filippi Score in Second Half of Hot Tilt". The St. Cloud Daily Times. October 19, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 "Teachers Annex Third Conference Grid Title in Row: Filippi Scores 3 Times in 39 to 0 Win at Moorhead". The St. Cloud Daily times. October 26, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 "Peds Stop Gopher Freshmen 6-0 for 13th Win in Row: Huskies Nearly Tally Two More Times in 'U' Tilt". The St. Cloud Daily Times. October 31, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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