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]
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 6–4–1 (3–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Auburn Stadium Legion Field Cramton Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Chattanooga* | W 20–7 | 8,000 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | at Georgia Tech | L 0–15 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at Tulane | W 27–13 | 30,000 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | at Florida | L 0–6 | 10,000 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | at Georgetown* | T 6–6 | 12,500 | [6] | ||
| October 23 | Villanova* |
| W 14–6 | 10,000 | [7] | |
| October 31 | Mississippi State | L 0–6 | 7,000 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | vs. Georgia Pre-Flight* | L 14–41 | 6,500 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | LSU |
| W 25–7 | 8,000 | [10] | |
| November 21 | vs. 1 Georgia |
| W 27–13 | 22,000 | [11] | |
| November 28 | Clemson* | No. 16 | W 41–13 | 10,000 | [12] | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16т | 16 |
References
edit- ^ "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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