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Virginia Tech

SOCON · 1942 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–2–1
0.750 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22CATAWBAUnranked—W 28–14
5Week 5 · Sep 29Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 7–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON9–1–1L 7–21
7Week 7 · Oct 13Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON2–6–1W 16–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–6–1T 21–21
9Week 9 · Oct 27Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON1–8W 19–6
10Week 10 · Nov 3Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 20–14
11Week 11 · Nov 10Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 16–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 7–19
14Week 14 · Dec 1Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–5–1W 20–6

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
2.328
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-4+14
  • Furman +3
  • Richmond +3
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • Davidson +2
  • Virginia +2
  • Washington & LEE +1
  • Kentucky 0
  • William & Mary -1
  • Army -3

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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27W14#26Regular Season Final#26Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+1
-14
+16
0
+13
+6
+9
-12
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#821937#921938#841939#711940#601941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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