
1942 Ole Miss
2–7 (0–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Harry Mehre. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Memphis 48–0Oct 31
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs | W 39–6 | 96% |
| Oct 2 | at | L 6–14 | 63% |
| Oct 10 | vs | L 13–48 | 43% |
| Oct 17 | at | L 7–21 | 38% |
| Oct 24 | vs | L 6–7 | 65% |
| Oct 31 | vs | W 48–0 | 94% |
| Nov 7 | vs | L 0–19 | 50% |
| Nov 14 | at | L 0–14 | 21% |
| Nov 28 | at | L 13–34 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 34–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
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.
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 0–5 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 132–163
- Coach
- Harry Mehre
- Elo
- 1467 −132 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.6 No. 68 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-SEC
1 second teamSecond team
Oscar BrittOGAP-3; 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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–1 | 11–1 | 2 | |
| 4–1 | 9–1–1 | 7 | |
| 4–1 | 9–2 | 5 | |
| 5–2 | 8–2 | 18 | |
| 4–2 | 8–3 | 10 | |
| 3–2 | 7–3 | ||
| 3–3 | 6–4–1 | 16 | |
| 2–4 | 6–4 | ||
| 1–3 | 3–7 | ||
| 1–4 | 4–5 | ||
| 0–5 | 3–6–1 | ||
| 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.


