1942 Duquesne Dukes football team

1942 Duquesne Dukes football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Aldo Donelli (4th season)
Home stadium	Forbes Field

1942 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	1
No. T–19 Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	3	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	5	–	3
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	5	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	6	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Manhattan			–					2	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Aldo Donelli, Duquesne compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 143 to 58.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 26	Waynesburg		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 26–0
October 3	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 25–0
October 10	Kansas State		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 33–0
October 17	at North Carolina	No. 13	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 6–13
October 24	at Manhattan		Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 7–10
October 31	Saint Vincent		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–0
November 7	Saint Mary's		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	T 7–7
November 14	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 6–28
November 22	at Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 6–0
November 26	Lakehurst NAS		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 13–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game