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1942 Ohio State

9–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Paul Brown, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 1942, game by game: won vs. Fort Knox 59–0; won vs. Indiana 32–21; won vs. USC 28–12; won vs. Purdue 26–0; won at Northwestern 20–6; lost at No. 6 Wisconsin 7–17; won vs. Pittsburgh 59–19; won vs. No. 13 Illinois 44–20; won vs. No. 4 Michigan 21–7; won vs. Iowa Pre-Flight 41–12+59−10Won 59–0 vs. Fort Knox+59Fort KnoxWon 32–21 vs. Indiana+11IndianaWon 28–12 vs. USC+16USCWon 26–0 vs. Purdue+26PurdueWon 20–6 at Northwestern+14NorthwesternLost 7–17 at No. 6 Wisconsin-10No. 6 WisconsinWon 59–19 vs. Pittsburgh+40PittsburghWon 44–20 vs. No. 13 Illinois+24No. 13 IllinoisWon 21–7 vs. No. 4 Michigan+14No. 4 MichiganWon 41–12 vs. Iowa Pre-Flight+29Iowa Pre-Flight
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsFort KnoxW 59–⁠092%
Oct 3vsIndianaW 32–⁠2171%
Oct 10vsUSCW 28–⁠1277%
Oct 17vsPurdueW 26–⁠079%
Oct 24atNorthwesternW 20–⁠653%
Oct 31at6WisconsinL 7–⁠1753%
Nov 7vsPittsburghW 59–⁠1977%
Nov 14vs13IllinoisW 44–⁠2069%
Nov 21vs4MichiganW 21–⁠753%
Nov 28vsIowa Pre-FlightW 41–⁠1264%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa Pre-Flight 41–⁠12; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Western Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Western Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
337–⁠114
Coach
Paul Brown
Elo
1702 +126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.8 No. 3 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Jack Graf
Offense
Heavy run
Defense
Multiple

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 6Les Horvath QBCleveland Rams

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Bob ShawEAP-1; UP-1
  • Lin HoustonOGAP-1; UP-1
  • Paul SarringhausRBAP-2; UP-1

Second team

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

1942 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State5–⁠19–⁠11
Wisconsin4–⁠18–⁠1–⁠13
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠39
Illinois3–⁠26–⁠4
Iowa3–⁠36–⁠4
Minnesota3–⁠35–⁠419
Indiana2–⁠27–⁠3
Purdue1–⁠41–⁠8
Northwestern0–⁠61–⁠9

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