1942 Hardin Simmons
9–1–1 (4–0–1 Border Conference), coached by Warren Woodson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Texas 40–0Nov 7
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsHoward Payne | W 12–0 | 90% |
| Sep 26 | at Baylor | W 13–6 | 49% |
| Oct 3 | vs North Texas | W 34–0 | 93% |
| Oct 10 | vs SMU | W 7–6 | 56% |
| Oct 17 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 47–13 | 92% |
| Oct 24 | vs Arizona State | W 21–0 | 83% |
| Oct 31 | vs UTEP | W 39–7 | 82% |
| Nov 7 | atWest Texas | W 40–0 | 60% |
| Nov 14 | at Arizona | W 34–26 | 50% |
| Nov 21 | at Texas Tech | T 0–0 | 60% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vsSecond Air Force (Washington)Sun Bowl | L 7–13 | 88% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Second Air Force (Washington) 13–7 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 5: 19
- Wk 6: 17
- Record
- 9–1–1
- Conference
- 4–0–1 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 254–71
- Coach
- Warren Woodson
- Elo
- 1605 +68 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 4.1 No. 52 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1942 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Simmons | 4–0–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–0–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| West Texas | 5–2 | 7–2 | |
| Arizona | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| UTEP | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
 New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–5–2 | |
| Arizona State | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
 Northern Arizona | 1–4 | 1–5 | |
 New Mexico State | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.