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1942 Alabama

8–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1942, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 54–0; won vs. Mississippi State 21–6; won vs. Pensacola NAS 27–0; won vs. No. 15 Tennessee 8–0; won at Kentucky 14–0; lost at No. 2 Georgia 10–21; won vs. South Carolina 29–0; lost at No. 2 Georgia Tech 0–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 27–7; lost vs. Georgia Pre-Flight 19–35; won vs. No. 1 Boston College 37–21+54−16Won 54–0 vs. Louisiana+54LouisianaWon 21–6 vs. Mississippi State+15Mississippi Sta…Won 27–0 vs. Pensacola NAS+27Pensacola NASWon 8–0 vs. No. 15 Tennessee+8No. 15 TennesseeWon 14–0 at Kentucky+14KentuckyLost 10–21 at No. 2 Georgia-11No. 2 GeorgiaWon 29–0 vs. South Carolina+29South CarolinaLost 0–7 at No. 2 Georgia Tech-7No. 2 Georgia TechWon 27–7 vs. Vanderbilt+20VanderbiltLost 19–35 vs. Georgia Pre-Flight-16Georgia Pre-Fli…Won 37–21 vs. No. 1 Boston College+16No. 1 Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsLouisianaW 54–⁠096%
Oct 3vsMississippi StateW 21–⁠654%
Oct 10vsPensacola NASW 27–⁠094%
Oct 17vs15TennesseeW 8–⁠058%
Oct 24atKentuckyW 14–⁠064%
Oct 31at2GeorgiaL 10–⁠2142%
Nov 7vsSouth CarolinaW 29–⁠083%
Nov 14at2Georgia TechL 0–⁠746%
Nov 21vsVanderbiltW 27–⁠770%
Nov 28vsGeorgia Pre-FlightL 19–⁠3564%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1Boston CollegeOrange BowlW 37–⁠2149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 37–⁠21 in the Orange Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Final: 10

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

Consensus All-AmericanJoe Domnanovich, C

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 3
Points
246–⁠97
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1657 +46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.4 No. 4 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Domnanovich

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 4Joe Domnanovich CBrooklyn Dodgers
Rd 5George Hecht OGChicago Cardinals

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mitchell OlenskiOTAP-2; UP-2
  • Russ CraftRBAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠111–⁠12
Tennessee4–⁠19–⁠1–⁠17
Georgia Tech4–⁠19–⁠25
Mississippi State5–⁠28–⁠218
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠310
LSU3–⁠27–⁠3
Auburn3–⁠36–⁠4–⁠116
Vanderbilt2–⁠46–⁠4
Florida1–⁠33–⁠7
Tulane1–⁠44–⁠5
Kentucky0–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠52–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.