1941-42 NCAA Championship Team
Stanford, coached by Everett Dean, captured the national title behind a pair of
All-Americans, Jim Pollard and NCAA tournament MVP Howie Dallmar. Stanford defeated Rice
Institute, 53-47, and then handed Colorado a 46-35 defeat to reach the final. Stanford
won 53-38, as Dallmar scored 15 points and Jack Dana came off the bench to add 14.
Pollard was ill and did not play in the championship game. The game wasn't even
broadcast live back to the Bay Area, but, instead, was recreated from wire reports by
KSFO. The gate gross for the five nights of basketball in Kansas City was $23,500.
Expenses, mostly for travel, were about $22,000. Of the remaining $1,500, half went to
the NCAA. The other $750 was split eight ways among the eastern and western tourney
teams. In the end, Stanford's share of the NCAA pot was $93.75.
1941-42 Season (NCAA Champions, 28-4 Overall, 11-1 PCC)
Stanford 53, Rice Institute 47, West Regional Semifinal, March 20, 1942, Kansas City, Mo
Stanford 46, Colorado 35, West Regional Final, March 21, 1942, Kansas City, Mo
Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38, National Championship game, March 28, 1942, Kansas City, Mo
Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38
Stanford FG FT-FTA PF TP Dana 7 0-0 0 14 Eikelman 0 0-0 0 0 Burness 0 0-0 0 0 Linari 3 0-0 0 6 Voss 6 1-1 2 13 Madden 0 0-0 0 0 Cowden 2 1-2 3 5 McCaffrey 0 0-0 0 0 Dallmar 6 3-5 0 15 Oliver 0 0-0 0 0 Totals 24 5-8 5 53 Dartmouth FG FT-FTA PF TP Meyers 4 0-1 1 8 Parmer 1 0-0 0 2 Munroe 5 2-2 1 12 Shaw 0 0-0 0 0 Olsen 4 0-0 0 8 Pogue 0 0-0 0 0 Pearson 2 2-2 3 6 McKeman 0 0-0 0 0 Skaug 1 0-0 2 2 Briggs 0 0-0 0 0 Totals 17 4-5 7 38 Halftime: Stanford 24, Dartmouth 22