Vanderbilt
SEC · 1942 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Vanderbilt head-to-head · History & Eras
1942 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 | TENNESSEE TECH | Unranked | — | W 52–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 1–8 | W 26–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 3–6–1 | W 7–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 8–2 | L 0–33 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 | CENTRE | Unranked | — | W 66–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 4–5 | L 21–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 2–7 | W 19–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 | UNION (TENNESSEE) | Unranked | — | W 27–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 8–3 | L 7–27 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 9–1–1 | L 7–19 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Kentucky +3
- Ole Miss +2
- Purdue +1
- Tennessee -1
- Mississippi State -2
- Alabama -3
- Tulane -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.600 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.