1942 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1942 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1942 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his ninth season and finished the season with a record of six wins, four losses and one tie (6–4–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

1942 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
1942 record6–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAuburn Stadium
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 –1 –0  9 –1 –1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 10 Alabama 4 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
LSU 3 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
No. 16 Auburn 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Florida 1 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
Tulane 1 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Kentucky 0 –5 –0  3 –6 –1
Ole Miss 0 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 18Chattanooga*
W 20–7
September 26at Georgia Tech
L 0–15
October 3at Tulane
W 27–13
October 10at Florida
L 0–6
October 16at Georgetown*
T 6–6
October 23Villanova*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, Alabama
W 14–6
October 31Mississippi State
L 0–6
November 7vs. Georgia Pre-Flight*
L 14–41
November 14LSU
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, Alabama (rivalry)
W 25–7
November 21vs. 1 Georgia
W 27–13
November 28Clemson*No. 16
W 41–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1942 Auburn football schedule[1][2]

References
  1. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1942". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. "1942 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2015.


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