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West Virginia

FBSI · 1942 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
114
1909–2026
All-Time Record
707–482–41
0.591 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2007
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 28
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON1–8W 21–7
6Week 6 · Oct 6Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–33
7Week 7 · Oct 13South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1W 13–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1L 14–23
9Week 9 · Oct 27WAYNESBURGUnranked—W 27–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–1–1W 24–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–6–1W 7–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–3–2L 0–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 13–21

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
3.305
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-10+11
  • Penn State +6
  • Kentucky +3
  • Washington & LEE +1
  • South Carolina +1
  • Boston College -2
  • Miami -2
  • Fordham -3
  • Michigan State -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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.556 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56W14#54Regular Season Final#53Post-Season W1#53Post-Season W2#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-33
+13
-9
+27
+24
+7
-7
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#211937#771938#1111939#681940#911941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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