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The 1942 college football season saw the Buckeyes of Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

named as the nation’s #1 team by a majority of the voters in the AP poll, followed by the Georgia Bulldogs

Georgia Bulldogs football

The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54...

as the runner-up. For the second time in the history of the AP Poll, a team that had lost a game was the mythical national champion; Minnesota had been the first AP champion in 1936.

In 1942, as many as 156 sportswriters participated in the AP poll, more than ever before. 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 the Second World War, and able-bodied men of college age had volunteered for, or been drafted into, the armed forces. “Service teams”, many of which had former college 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.

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

Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football

The Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks represented the U.S. Navy pre-flight school at the University of Iowa in the college football seasons of 1942, 1943, and 1944.- History :...

, 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

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana...

), 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

Ohio State Buckeyes football

The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...

beat Purdue 26-0. #2 Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs football

beat Tulane 40-0. #3 Michigan

Michigan Wolverines football

The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...

defeated Northwestern 34-16. In Birmingham, #4 Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide football

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: 1.Ohio State 2.Georgia 3.Alabama 4.Michigan 5.Illinois

October 24 #1 Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes football

won at Northwestern 20-6. #2 Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs football

won at Cincinnati 35-13. #3 Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide football

won at Kentucky, 14-0. #4 Michigan

Michigan Wolverines football

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: 1.Ohio State 2.Georgia 3.Alabama 4.Notre Dame 5.Georgia Tech

October 31 #1 Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes football

lost at #6 Wisconsin, 17-7. In Atlanta, #2 Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs football

beat #3 Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide football

, 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

Georgia Bulldogs football

beat Florida, 75-0. #2 Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers football

The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...

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

Boston College

Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...

beat Temple, 28-0. #8 Alabama beat South Carolina 29-0 and moved in to the Top Five as Wisconsin dropped out. The nation’s top two teams were Georgia and Georgia Tech: 1.Georgia 2.Georgia Tech 3.Boston College 4.Notre Dame 5.Alabama.

November 14 #1 Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs football

won at Chattanooga, 40-0. In Atlanta, #2 Georgia Tech beat #5 Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide football

7-0. #3 Boston College

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: 1.Georgia 2.Georgia Tech 3.Boston College 4.Michigan 5.Ohio State

November 21 In Columbus, GA, #1 Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs football

lost to unranked Auburn, 27-13. #2 Georgia Tech beat Florida 20-7. #3 Boston College

Boston College

defeated Boston University, 37-0. #4 Michigan

Michigan Wolverines football

and #5 Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes football

met in Columbus, with OSU winning 21-7, capturing the Big Nine championship, and finishing its season at 9-1-0. #7 Wisconsin beat #10 Minnesota 21-6 to finish its season at 8-1-1. In the next poll, the Boston College Eagles were number one: 1.Boston College 2.Georgia Tech 3.Ohio State 4.Wisconsin 5.Georgia

November 28 #1 Boston College

Boston College

lost to unranked Holy Cross, 55-12. #2 Georgia Tech visited #5 Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs football

, and lost 34-0. #3 Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes football

defeated the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks, 41-12, finishing 9-1-0 and capturing the #1 ranking in the final AP poll.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

Final Associated Press Poll

Prior to 1968 the final AP Poll was released before the bowl games were played.

Ranking	Team	Record
1	Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...	9-1
2	Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54...	10-1
3	Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers football The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...	8-1-1
4	Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports team of the University of Tulsa. These teams are referred to as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane...	10-0
5	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	9-1
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7-1
7	Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....	8-1-1
8	Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...	8-1
9	Michigan Wolverines Michigan Wolverines football The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...	7-3
10	Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide football \|TeamName = Alabama football \|Image = Alabama Crimson Tide Logo.svg \|ImageSize = 110 \|Helmet = Alabama Football.png \|ImageSize2 = 150 \|CurrentSeason = 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team...	7-3
11	Texas Longhorns Texas Longhorns football The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...	8-2
12	Stanford Indians Stanford Cardinal football The Stanford Cardinal football program represents Stanford University in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference's North Division. Stanford, the top-ranked academic institution with an FBS program, has a highly successful football tradition. The...	6-4
13	UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins Football The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in college football as members of the Pacific-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll...	5-3
14	William & Mary Indians	8-1-1
15	Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...	7-2
16	Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers football Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the...	6-4-1
17	Washington State Cougars Washington State Cougars football The Washington State Cougars football team is the intercollegiate football team of Washington State University. The team is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference...	6-2-1
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Bulldogs football The Mississippi State Bulldogs football program represents Mississippi State University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. Mississippi State has produced 38 All-Americans, 171 All-SEC selections, and 124...	7-2
19 (t)	Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross University Holy Cross University may refer to:* Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy* Holy Cross College * Other colleges and universities affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross...	5-4-1
19 (t)	Minnesota Gophers	5-4
19 (t)	Penn State Nittany Lions	6-1-1

Bowl Games

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Sun Bowl Sun Bowl The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...	Second Air Force Second Air Force The Second Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . It is headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi....	13	Hardin-Simmons	7
Rose Bowl Rose Bowl Game The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...	#2 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54...	9	#13 UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins Football The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in college football as members of the Pacific-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll...	0
Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl has been played annually since January 1, 1935, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on January 2, 2009...	#7 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....	14	#4 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports team of the University of Tulsa. These teams are referred to as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane...	7
Cotton Bowl	#11 Texas Longhorns Texas Longhorns football The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...	14	#5 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	7
Orange Bowl 1943 Orange Bowl The 1943 Orange Bowl, part of the 1942 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1943, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference and the , competing as a football independent...	#10 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide football \|TeamName = Alabama football \|Image = Alabama Crimson Tide Logo.svg \|ImageSize = 110 \|Helmet = Alabama Football.png \|ImageSize2 = 150 \|CurrentSeason = 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team...	37	#8 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...	21

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