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Georgia Tech

SEC · 1942 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–2
0.818 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–1 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
767–531–40
0.588 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1915, 1916, 1917 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 10 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 45
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC6–4–1W 15–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–2W 13–6
7Week 7 · Oct 13TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGAUnranked—W 30–12
8Week 8 · Oct 20Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON2–6–1W 33–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 21–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1W 26–7
11Week 11 · Nov 10Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–6–1W 47–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–3W 7–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC3–7W 20–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC11–1L 0–34
16Final · Jan 5Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–2L 7–14

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
1.394
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+36
-3+39
  • Alabama +8
  • Notre Dame +7
  • Auburn +6
  • Navy +5
  • Duke +5
  • Kentucky +3
  • Florida +3
  • Davidson +2
  • Georgia -1
  • Texas -2

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 #4Better than 98%
Win % Place 8thBetter than 95%

0.818 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3W14#2Regular Season Final#2Post-Season W1#2Post-Season W2#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+15
+7
+18
+33
+21
+19
+40
+7
+13
-34
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#341937#651938#131939#961940#801941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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