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Stanford

PAC · 1942 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC6–2–2L 0–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 6–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–2L 0–27
8Week 8 · Oct 20Idaho (IDAHO)H2HPAC3–7W 54–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27USCH2HPAC5–5–1W 14–6
10Week 10 · Nov 3UCLAH2HPAC7–4L 7–21
11Week 11 · Nov 10Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC4–3–3W 20–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–5–1W 49–13
13Week 13 · Nov 24California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–5W 26–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1ST. MARY'S PRE-FLIGHTUnranked—W 28–13

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
2.649
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-10+21
  • USC +5
  • California +5
  • Washington +4
  • Oregon State +4
  • Idaho +3
  • Washington State -2
  • Santa Clara -2
  • Notre Dame -2
  • UCLA -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 #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.600 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36W14#36Regular Season Final#36Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
-8
-27
+47
+8
-14
+13
+36
+19
+15

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

Final Rank by Season
#461937#861938#1171939#21940#311941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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