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1942 Georgia Tech

9–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by William Alexander, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1942, game by game: won vs. Auburn 15–0; won at Notre Dame 13–6; won vs. Chattanooga 30–12; won vs. Davidson 33–0; won at Navy 21–0; won at Duke 26–7; won vs. Kentucky 47–7; won vs. No. 5 Alabama 7–0; won vs. Florida 20–7; lost at No. 5 Georgia 0–34; lost vs. No. 18 Texas 7–14+40−34Won 15–0 vs. Auburn+15AuburnWon 13–6 at Notre Dame+7Notre DameWon 30–12 vs. Chattanooga+18ChattanoogaWon 33–0 vs. Davidson+33DavidsonWon 21–0 at Navy+21NavyWon 26–7 at Duke+19DukeWon 47–7 vs. Kentucky+40KentuckyWon 7–0 vs. No. 5 Alabama+7No. 5 AlabamaWon 20–7 vs. Florida+13FloridaLost 0–34 at No. 5 Georgia-34No. 5 GeorgiaLost 7–14 vs. No. 18 Texas-7No. 18 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsAuburnW 15–⁠048%
Oct 3atNotre DameW 13–⁠624%
Oct 10vsChattanoogaW 30–⁠1292%
Oct 17vsDavidsonW 33–⁠083%
Oct 24atNavyW 21–⁠037%
Oct 31atDukeW 26–⁠733%
Nov 7vsKentuckyW 47–⁠773%
Nov 14vs5AlabamaW 7–⁠054%
Nov 21vsFloridaW 20–⁠788%
Nov 28at5GeorgiaL 0–⁠3441%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs18TexasCotton BowlL 7–⁠1439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 14–⁠7 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Heisman voteClint Castleberry, third

Consensus All-AmericanHarvey Hardy, OG

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 2
Points
219–⁠87
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1620 +161 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.9 No. 5 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jack A. Marshall

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • George ManningCAP-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

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.