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B10 · 1942 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–1
0.900 Win %
Conference
1st
5–1 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1904–2026
All-Time Record
884–271–36
0.757 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1968, 2014, 2024
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 26 · Top 10: 43 · Top 25: 72
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29FORT KNOXUnranked—W 59–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB107–3W 32–21
7Week 7 · Oct 13USCH2HPAC5–5–1W 28–12
8Week 8 · Oct 20Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB101–8W 26–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB101–9W 20–6
10Week 10 · Nov 3Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–1–1L 7–17
11Week 11 · Nov 10Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 59–19
12Week 12 · Nov 17Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–4W 44–20
13Week 13 · Nov 24Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–3W 21–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1IOWA PRE-FLIGHTUnranked—W 41–12

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
1.425
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+29
-1+30
  • Indiana +7
  • Michigan +7
  • Illinois +6
  • USC +5
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Purdue +1
  • Northwestern +1
  • Wisconsin -1

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 #5Better than 97%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.900 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#5W14#5Regular Season Final#5Post-Season W1#5Post-Season W2#5Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+59
+11
+16
+26
+14
-10
+40
+24
+14
+29

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

Final Rank by Season
#271937#481938#181939#581940#191941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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