1942 NC State
4–4–2 (3–1–2 Southern Conference), coached by Doc Newton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Richmond 13–0Sep 26
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Davidson | T 0–0 | 63% |
| Sep 26 | vs Richmond | W 13–0 | 83% |
| Oct 3 | vs Clemson | W 7–6 | 35% |
| Oct 10 | vsNorth Carolina Pre-Flight | L 7–19 | 50% |
| Oct 17 | vs Wake Forest | T 0–0 | 48% |
| Oct 24 | at Holy Cross | L 0–28 | 46% |
| Oct 31 | vs North Carolina | W 21–14 | 46% |
| Nov 7 | at Miami | W 2–0 | 57% |
| Nov 14 | vs Georgetown | L 20–28 | 60% |
| Nov 21 | at Duke | L 0–47 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Duke 47–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 4–4–2
- Conference
- 3–1–2 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 70–142
- Coach
- Doc Newton
- Elo
- 1419 −51 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −2.6 No. 78 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Marion StilwellEAP-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 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 William & Mary | 4–0 | 9–1–1 | 14 |
 Virginia Tech | 5–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 6–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| North Carolina | 3–1–1 | 5–2–2 | |
| Duke | 3–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| NC State | 3–1–2 | 4–4–2 | |
 Furman | 3–3 | 3–6 | |
 The Citadel | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Clemson | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 VMI | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Davidson | 2–4–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| George Washington | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
 Maryland | 1–2 | 7–2 | |
 South Carolina | 1–4 | 1–7–1 | |
| Richmond | 1–5 | 3–6–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 0–4 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.