1942 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONOhio State9–1 overall
HEISMANFrank SinkwichGeorgia · HB
#1 PICKFrank SinkwichGeorgia · Detroit Lions, 1943 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1943Rose BowlGeorgia 9, UCLA 0
Jan 1, 1943Sugar BowlTennessee 14, Tulsa 7
Jan 1, 1943Orange BowlAlabama 37, Boston College 21
Jan 1, 1943Cotton BowlTexas 14, Georgia Tech 7

1942 STANDINGS

9 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Missouri finished atop the 1942 Big 6 standings at 4–0–1 in conference play (5–2–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Missouri4–0–15–2–1
Nebraska3–23–6
Oklahoma3–1–13–5–2
Kansas State2–32–6
Iowa State1–42–5
Kansas1–42–5

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Arizona finished atop the 1942 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 4–2 in conference play (6–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arizona4–26–2–
UTEP4–35–4–
Texas Tech3–0–14–4–1–
New Mexico3–43–5–1–
Arizona State2–52–5–
New Mexico State0–61–7–

LONE STAR

North Texas finished atop the 1942 Lone Star standings at 0–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Texas0–00–2

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Colorado finished atop the 1942 Mountain State Athletic standings at 5–1 in conference play (6–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Colorado5–16–2
Utah5–15–2
Colorado State2–34–2
Utah State2–3–12–3
Wyoming1–53–4
BYU1–42–3

PACIFIC COAST

UCLA finished atop the 1942 Pacific Coast standings at 6–1 in conference play (6–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
UCLA6–16–3UGA 9–0 UCLA
Washington State5–1–16–2–1–
Stanford5–25–3–
Oregon State4–44–4–1–
USC4–2–14–5–1–
California3–43–4–
Washington3–3–23–3–2–
Oregon2–52–5–

SEC

Georgia finished atop the 1942 SEC standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia6–110–1UGA 9–0 UCLA
Mississippi State5–26–2–
Tennessee4–19–1–1TENN 14–7 TLSA
Georgia Tech4–19–2TEX 14–7 GT
Alabama4–27–2ALA 37–21 BC
Auburn3–36–3–1–
LSU3–26–3–
Vanderbilt2–45–4–
Tulane1–44–4–
Florida1–32–6–
Ole Miss0–52–7–
Kentucky0–51–6–1–

SOUTHERN

Wake Forest finished atop the 1942 Southern standings at 6–1–1 in conference play (5–2–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wake Forest6–1–15–2–1–
Virginia Tech5–17–2–1–
Duke3–1–15–2–1–
North Carolina3–1–15–2–2–
NC State3–1–24–3–2–
Clemson2–3–13–4–1–
Maryland1–25–2–
South Carolina1–41–7–1–

SOUTHWEST

Texas finished atop the 1942 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas5–18–2TEX 14–7 GT
Rice4–1–16–2–1–
TCU4–26–3–
Baylor3–2–15–4–1–
Texas A&M2–3–14–4–1–
SMU1–4–12–6–2–
Arkansas0–61–7–

WESTERN

Ohio State finished atop the 1942 Western standings at 5–1 in conference play (7–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio State5–17–1–
Wisconsin4–15–1–1–
Michigan3–26–2–
Iowa3–35–3–
Minnesota3–35–3–
Illinois3–25–3–
Indiana2–26–2–
Purdue1–41–7–
Northwestern0–61–7–

INDEPENDENTS

Army finished atop the 1942 independents at 6–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Army6–3–
Notre Dame6–2–1–
Penn State6–1–1–
Tulsa6–1TENN 14–7 TLSA
Boston College6–2ALA 37–21 BC
West Virginia5–4–
Navy5–4–
Miami4–1–
Pittsburgh3–5–
Oklahoma State3–3–1–
Syracuse3–2–
Temple2–4–3–
Virginia2–6–1–
Michigan State2–2–2–
Louisiana Tech1–1–
Western Kentucky0–1–
Cincinnati0–2–
UConn0–1–
Nevada0–0–1–
Memphis0–1–
Louisiana0–1–
Miami (OH)0–1–
Rutgers0–2–