1942 Auburn Tigers football team American college football season
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).[ 1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 18 Chattanooga * W 20–78,000 [ 2]
September 26 at Georgia Tech L 0–1510,000 [ 3]
October 3 at Tulane W 27–1330,000 [ 4]
October 10 at Florida L 0–610,000 [ 5]
October 17 at Georgetown * T 6–612,500 [ 6]
October 23 Villanova * Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL W 14–610,000 [ 7]
October 31 Mississippi State L 0–67,000 [ 8]
November 7 vs. Georgia Pre-Flight * L 14–416,500 [ 9]
November 14 LSU Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry ) W 25–78,000 [ 10]
November 21 vs. 1 Georgia Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry ) W 27–1322,000 [ 11]
November 28 Clemson * No. 16 W 41–1310,000 [ 12]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final AP — — — — — — 16т 16
References
^ "1942 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
^ "Auburn drives to 20 to 7 triumph over Chattanooga before 8,000 fans" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 19, 1942. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Freshman stars as Georgia Tech tops Auburn, 15–0" . Kingsport Times . September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn stops Wave attack, wins 27 to 13" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 4, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators hand Auburn upset" . The Decatur Daily . October 11, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgetown and Auburn in 6-6 Game: Hoyas Nail Enemy Four Yards From Victory in Last Period" . The Sunday Star . October 18, 1942. pp. C1, C4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Monk Gafford leads Auburn Tigers to 14 to 6 victory over Villanova" . The Birmingham News . October 24, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mississippi State scores 6–0 win over Auburn in mud and rain" . The Birmingham News . November 1, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn Plainsmen overwhelmed by powerful Sailors" . The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer . November 8, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn Tigers upset Dope Bucket to trim favored L.S.U., 25–7" . The Dothan Eagle . November 15, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Jack Troy (November 22, 1942). "Auburn Upsets Georgia, 27 to 13: Tigers Topple Bulldogs With Ground Game; Attack Led by Gafford, Reynolds Piles Up 355 Yards" . The Atlanta Constitution . p. 6B – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn eleven beats Clemson" . The Selma Times-Journal . November 29, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1942" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .
^ "1942 Auburn University Football Schedule" . Auburn University Athletics . Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .
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