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Boston College

FBSI · 1942 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 6West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 33–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 14–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20NORTH CAROLINA PRE-FLIGHTUnranked—W 7–6
9Week 9 · Oct 27Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1W 27–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 47–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI2–5–3W 28–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 56–6
13Week 13 · Nov 24BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 37–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 12–55
16Final · Jan 5Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–3L 21–37

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.719
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-7+26
  • Wake Forest +6
  • West Virginia +5
  • Georgetown +5
  • Fordham +5
  • Clemson +3
  • Temple +2
  • Alabama -3
  • Holy Cross -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #13Better than 91%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.800 Win % · Change -7

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6W14#6Regular Season Final#6Post-Season W1#6Post-Season W2#13Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+33
+7
+1
+27
+47
+28
+50
+37
-43
-16

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#831937#281938#261939#41940#241941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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