1942 college football season

1942 college football season
First AP No. 1 of season	Ohio State
Number of bowls	5
Champion(s)	Ohio State (AP) Wisconsin (Helms) Georgia (various)
Heisman	Frank Sinkwich (halfback, Georgia)
football seasons

In 1942, Ohio State and Georgia were crowned national champions. Georgia defeated UCLA in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1943. Nine ranking authorities listed in the NCAA record books listed the Bulldogs as #1. Ohio State was crowned #1 in the final AP Poll at the end of November and did not make a bowl appearance. At the time, the AP poll did not put out a post-bowl poll.

In 1942, as many as 156 sportswriters participated in the AP poll (which did not take into account bowl games). Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points.

The United States had entered World War II, and able-bodied men of college age had volunteered for, or been drafted into, the armed forces. "Service teams," many of which had former collegiate or professional players who had entered the Army or the Navy, played games against the college programs. In 1942, teams were fielded by Georgia Pre-Flight, the Great Lakes Naval Station, Iowa Pre-Flight, Jacksonville NAS, and St. Mary's Preflight.

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

• One conference played its final season in 1942:
  • Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association – conference active since the 1928 season
• One conference changed its name this year:
  • The Northern Teachers Athletic Conference, an active NCAA Division II conference now known as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, changed its name to the State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota

Membership changes

School	1941 Conference	1942 Conference
American Eagles	Mason-Dixon	Dropped Program
Centenary Gentlemen	SIAA	Dropped program
Gonzaga (WA) Bulldogs	Independent	Dropped Program
Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels	Independent	Dropped program
Providence Friars	Independent	Dropped program
Transylvania Pioneers	SIAA	Dropped program

September

On September 19, in Louisville, Georgia defeated Kentucky, 7–6. The following Friday, Georgia defeated the Jacksonville Naval Air Station, 14–0, in Macon. The soldiers at the Flight School at the University of Iowa, organized as the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks, overwhelmed Kansas, 61–0.

Most schools got their seasons underway on September 26. Defending champion Minnesota beat Pittsburgh, 50–7. Duke beat Davidson 21–0. Notre Dame and Wisconsin played to a 7–7 tie in Madison. Illinois beat South Dakota 46–0. In Montgomery, Alabama beat South Louisiana Institute (later University of Louisiana at Lafayette), 54–0. Texas beat the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, 18–7. Michigan beat the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, 9–0. Before its smallest crowd since 1933 (22,555) Ohio State defeated a service team, the Fort Knox Armoraiders, 59–0. Iowa Pre-Flight won again, at Northwestern, 20-12.

October

October 3

Minnesota's winning streak ended when the defending national champs lost their first game in almost four years, to the Seahawks of Iowa Pre-Flight (who just happened to be coached that season by "former" Minnesota head coach Bernie Bierman who had taken leave from Minnesota to serve as an officer in the military during World War II), 7–6. Ohio State beat Indiana 32–21. Michigan beat Michigan State 20-0. Illinois defeated Butler 67-0. Texas beat LSU 27–14. Notre Dame lost to Georgia Tech 13-6. Georgia defeated Furman 40-7. Alabama beat Mississippi State 21-6. Duke lost at Wake Forest, 20–7.

October 10

Minnesota lost at Illinois, 20–13. Ohio State beat visiting USC, 28–12. Michigan lost to Iowa Pre-Flight, 26–14. Georgia beat Ole Miss, 48–13, at Memphis. In Mobile, Alabama defeated the Pensacola NAS, 27–0. Texas lost at Tulane, 18–7. In the poll that followed, the Top Five consisted of three teams from the Big Nine (#1 Ohio State, #3 Michigan, and #5 Illinois) and two from the SEC (#2 Georgia and #4 Alabama).

October 17

#1 Ohio State beat Purdue 26–0. #2 Georgia beat Tulane 40–0. #3 Michigan defeated Northwestern 34–16. In Birmingham, #4 Alabama beat #15 Tennessee, 8–0. #5 Illinois won at #19 Iowa, 12–7. Losing also that day was Iowa Pre-Flight, which sustained its first loss at Notre Dame, 28–0.

In the next poll, the Top Five shuffled slightly, with Alabama and Michigan trading places: Ohio State (#1), Georgia (#2), Alabama (#3), Michigan (#4), Illinois (#5).

October 24

#1 Ohio State won at Northwestern 20–6. #2 Georgia won at Cincinnati 35–13. #3 Alabama won at Kentucky, 14–0. #4 Michigan lost at #13 Minnesota, 16–14. #5 Illinois lost to #8 Notre Dame, 21–14. #6 Georgia Tech won at Navy, 21–0.

In the poll that followed, Notre Dame and Georgia Tech replaced Michigan and Illinois: Ohio State (#1), Georgia (#2), Alabama (#3), Notre Dame (#4), Georgia Tech (#5).

October 31

#1 Ohio State lost at #6 Wisconsin, 17-7. In Atlanta, #2 Georgia beat #3 Alabama, 21-10. #4 Notre Dame beat Navy in Cleveland, 9-0. #5 Georgia Tech won at Duke, 26-7. #7 Boston College beat Georgetown, 47-0. The Georgia Bulldogs took over first place in the poll that followed, and Wisconsin and Boston College moved in while Ohio State and Alabama fell out: 1. Georgia 2. Wisconsin 3. Georgia Tech 4. Notre Dame 5. Boston College.

November

November 7

In Jacksonville, #1 Georgia beat Florida, 75–0. #2 Wisconsin lost at unranked Iowa, 6–0. #3 Georgia Tech beat Kentucky 47–7. #4 Notre Dame beat Army 13–0 at Yankee Stadium. #5 Boston College beat Temple, 28–0. #8 Alabama beat South Carolina 29-0 and moved into the Top Five as Wisconsin dropped out. The nation's top two teams were Georgia and Georgia Tech: Georgia (#1), Georgia Tech (#2), Boston College (#3), Notre Dame (#4), Alabama (#5).

November 14

#1 Georgia won at Chattanooga, 40–0. In Atlanta, #2 Georgia Tech beat #5 Alabama 7-0. #3 Boston College beat Fordham at home, 56–6. #4 Notre Dame lost to #6 Michigan, 32–20, while in Cleveland, #10 Ohio State beat #13 Illinois 44–20. The poll: Georgia (#1), Georgia Tech (#2), Boston College (#3), Michigan (#4), Ohio State (#5).

November 21

In Columbus, Georgia, #1 Georgia lost to unranked Auburn, 27-13. #2 Georgia Tech beat Florida 20–7. #3 Boston College defeated Boston University, 37–0. #4 Michigan and #5 Ohio State met in Columbus, with OSU winning 21–7, capturing the Big Nine championship. #7 Wisconsin beat #10 Minnesota 21–6 to finish its season at 8–1–1. In the next poll, the Boston College Eagles were #1: Boston College (#1), Georgia Tech (#2), Ohio State (#3), Wisconsin (#4), Georgia (#5).

November 28

#1 Boston College lost to unranked Holy Cross, 55–12. #2 Georgia Tech visited #5 Georgia, and lost 34–0. #3 Ohio State defeated the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks, 41–12, finishing 9–1–0 and capturing the #1 ranking in the final AP poll.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

1942 Big Six Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Missouri $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 1 Oklahoma 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2 Nebraska 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Kansas State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Kansas 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1942 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 3 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 No. 9 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 No. 19 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Indiana 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1942 Border Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hardin–Simmons + 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1 Texas Tech + 3 – 0 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 West Texas State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Arizona 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Texas Mines 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 2 Arizona State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0 New Mexico A&M 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1942 Middle Three Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lehigh + 1 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Lafayette + 1 – 0 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Rutgers 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Oklahoma A&M 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Washington University 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Saint Louis 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Creighton 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Drake 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1942 Mountain States Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Colorado + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Utah + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Denver 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Utah State 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Colorado A&M 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 BYU 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Wyoming 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1942 Pacific Coast Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 UCLA $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Washington State 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 2 No. 12 Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 USC 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Oregon State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Washington 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 3 California 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Montana 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1942 Southeastern Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Georgia $ 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. 7 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 No. 18 Mississippi State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 10 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 LSU 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 16 Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Florida 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Tulane 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Kentucky 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Ole Miss 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1942 Southern Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 VPI 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 North Carolina 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 NC State 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2 Furman 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Clemson 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Davidson 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 VMI 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 South Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Washington and Lee 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1942 Southwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 11 Texas $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Rice 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 TCU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 SMU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 2 Arkansas 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Independents

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	1942 Midwestern college football independents records 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	1942 Southern college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Delaware   –   8 – 0 – 0 Mississippi Southern   –   4 – 0 – 0 Sewanee   –   1 – 0 – 0 Miami (FL)   –   7 – 2 – 0 Delaware State   –   3 – 1 – 1 Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 2 – 1 Chattanooga   –   7 – 4 – 0 Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 1 Navy   –   5 – 4 – 0 West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0 Western Maryland   –   4 – 4 – 1 Tennessee Tech   –   3 – 4 – 2 Virginia   –   2 – 6 – 1 Roanoke   –   1 – 5 – 1
1942 Western college football independents records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 17 Santa Clara   –   7 – 2 – 0 Portland   –   5 – 2 – 0 Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 2 – 0 Saint Mary's   –   6 – 3 – 1 San Francisco   –   6 – 4 – 0 Loyola (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 1 Nevada   –   4 – 3 – 1 Cal Poly   –   4 – 3 – 0 San Francisco State   –   0 – 6 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1942 military service football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 11 Second Air Force   –   11 – 0 – 1 No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard   –   6 – 0 – 1 No. 17 March Field   –   11 – 2 – 0 No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight   –   7 – 1 – 1 No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight   –   8 – 2 – 1 No. 6 Jacksonville NAS   –   9 – 3 – 0 No. 1 Great Lakes Navy   –   8 – 3 – 1 No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight   –   7 – 3 – 1 No. 15 Fort Riley   –   6 – 3 – 0 No. 14 Fort Monmouth   –   5 – 2 – 2 No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –   6 – 3 – 1 No. T–20 Fort Douglas   –   5 – 3 – 0 No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS   –   4 – 3 – 1 No. 16 Camp Davis   –   4 – 3 – 2 Albuquerque AAB   –   5 – 4 – 0 No. 13 Lakehurst NAS   –   4 – 4 – 1 Santa Ana AAB   –   4 – 4 – 0 Will Rogers AB   –   4 – 4 – 0 No. 7 Camp Grant   –   4 – 5 – 0 No. 8 Pensacola NAS   –   3 – 5 – 1 No. T–18 Fort Totten   –   3 – 5 – 1 Camp Pickett   –   1 – 6 – 0 No. 12 Fort Knox   –   2 – 6 – 0 Alameda Coast Guard   –   1 – 7 – 1 No. T–18 Spence Field   –   0 – 4 – 0 No. T–20 Daniel Field   –   0 – 6 – 0 Rankings from AP Service Poll

Minor conferences

Conference	Champion(s)	Record
California Collegiate Athletic Association	Fresno State Normal	2–0
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association	Morgan State College	5–1–1
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Pittsburg State	5–0
Far Western Conference	Pacific (CA)	2–0
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference	Indiana State-Muncee	5–0
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Dubuque	8–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	Baker	6–0
Lone Star Conference	East Texas State Teachers	2–0–1
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Alma	4–0
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference	Lawrence	5–0–0
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Saint Thomas (MN)	5–0
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Northwest Missouri State Teachers Southeast Missouri State Teachers	3–1
Nebraska College Athletic Conference	Doane	4–0
Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Nebraska State Teachers (UN–Kearney)	2–1
New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference	New Mexico State Teachers	1–0
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Augustana (SD) Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa)	4–0 5–0
North Dakota College Athletic Conference	North Dakota Science	5–0
Ohio Athletic Conference	Ohio Northern	5–0–1
Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference	Central State College (OK)	2–0
Pacific Northwest Conference	Willamette	4–0
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	East Stroudsburg State Teachers	4–0
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Colorado Mines	2–0
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference	Augustana (SD)	2–0
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Occidental Pomona-Pitzer Whittier	2–1
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Florida A&M College	7–0
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Texas College	4–0
State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota	Mankato State Teachers St. Cloud State Teachers	4–0
Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference	Howard Payne	4–0
Washington Intercollegiate Conference	Central Washington College	4–1–1
Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference	North: La Crosse Teachers South: Platteville State Teachers	4–0 3–0–1

Minor conference standings

1942 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fresno State $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 San Jose State 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 San Diego State 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1942 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Pittsburg State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 St. Benedict's 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Emporia State 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Washburn 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Fort Hays State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1942 Far Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Pacific (CA) $ 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Chico State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 Cal Aggies 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1942 Illinois College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Millikin $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Augustana (IL) 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Knox (IL) 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 North Central (IL) 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Bradley 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Illinois College 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Lake Forest 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 1 Monmouth (IL) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1942 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western Illinois $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 2 Northern Illinois State 1 – 0 – 2 3 – 2 – 2 Illinois State Normal 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Southern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Eastern Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1942 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ball State + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) + 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1 Rose Poly 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 Wabash 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1 DePauw 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Valparaiso 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Manchester 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Hanover 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Butler 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Indiana State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Evansville 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 0 Franklin (IN) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Central Normal 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 4 – 0 Earlham 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1942 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dubuque $ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 St. Ambrose 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Upper Iowa 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0 Simpson 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Wartburg 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 Parsons 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2 Loras 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Central (IA) 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Buena Vista 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 4 – 1 Western Union 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 4 – 1 Luther 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 1 Iowa Wesleyan 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Penn (IA) 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1942 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Baker $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Ottawa 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 4 – 2 Bethany (KS) 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 McPherson 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 3 College of Emporia 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 1 Bethel (KS) 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1942 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Texas State $ 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Sam Houston State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 North Texas State 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Southwest Texas State 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1942 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Alma $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Kalamazoo 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Albion 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Hillsdale 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Hope 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 2 $ – Conference champion	1942 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Missouri Valley $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 William Jewell 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Culver–Stockton 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Central (MO) 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Tarkio 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1942 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Cape Girardeau + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Maryville (MO) + 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1 Missouri Mines 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Springfield (MO) 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 2 Warrensburg} 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1942 Nebraska College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Doane $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 York (NE) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Midland 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Hastings 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1942 New England Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T New Hampshire + 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0 Connecticut + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Northeastern 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 5 – 1 Rhode Island State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Maine 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1942 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Kearney State $ 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Chadron State 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 1 Peru State 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Wayne State (NE) 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 2 $ – Conference champion
1942 North Central Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Iowa State Teachers + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Augustana (SD) + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 South Dakota 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 South Dakota State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 North Dakota 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 North Dakota Agricultural 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Morningside 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Omaha 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1942 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas College $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Prairie View 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Langston 1 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Wiley 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Southern 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1942 Texas Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Howard Payne $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Abilene Christian 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Southwestern (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 McMurry 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Austin 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion

Rankings

Main article: 1942 NCAA football rankings

Bowl games

Bowl game	Winning team		Losing team
Rose Bowl	No. 2 Georgia	9	No. 13 UCLA	0
Sugar Bowl	No. 7 Tennessee	14	No. 4 Tulsa	7
Orange Bowl	No. 10 Alabama	37	No. 8 Boston College	21
Cotton Bowl Classic	No. 11 Texas	14	No. 5 Georgia Tech	7
Sun Bowl	Second Air Force	13	Hardin–Simmons	7

See also

• 1942 College Football All-America Team
• List of World War II military service football teams