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SWC · 1942 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
684–562–50
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1938, 2010, 2022
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29UCLAH2HPAC7–4W 7–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC3–7W 13–6
7Week 7 · Oct 13Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B82–8W 41–6
8Week 8 · Oct 20Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC4–5–1W 7–2
9Week 9 · Oct 27PENSACOLA NASUnranked—W 21–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC6–4–1L 7–10
11Week 11 · Nov 10Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR4–5–1L 6–13
12Week 12 · Nov 17Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–2W 13–7
13Week 13 · Nov 24Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC7–2–1L 0–26
14Week 14 · Dec 1SMUH2HIND SWC3–6–2W 14–6

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
2.450
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-11+28
  • Texas +9
  • UCLA +7
  • Texas A&M +4
  • Arkansas +3
  • SMU +3
  • Kansas +2
  • Rice -2
  • Baylor -4
  • Texas Tech -5

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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.700 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30W14#27Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W2#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+7
+35
+5
+21
-3
-7
+6
-26
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#531937#31938#1011939#841940#201941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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