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1942 Southeastern Conference football season
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 18, 1942 – January 1, 1943 (1942-09-18 – 1943-01-01)
Number of teams12
ChampionGeorgia
SEC seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulane 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Southeastern Conference football season was the tenth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1942 college football season. Georgia compiled an 11–1 overall record, with a conference record of 6–1, and was SEC champion.

Results and team statistics

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Conf. rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record AP
final 		PPG PAG
1 Georgia Wally Butts 11–1–0 (.917) 6–1–0 (.857) No. 2 31.3 6.3
T–2 Georgia Tech William Alexander 9–2–0 (.818) 4–1–0 (.800) No. 5 19.9 7.9
T–2 Tennessee John Barnhill 9–1–1 (.864) 4–1–0 (.800) No. 7 23.5 5.5
4 Mississippi State Allyn McKeen 8–2–0 (.800) 5–2–0 (.714) No. 18 20.0 7.7
5 Alabama Frank Thomas 8–3–0 (.727) 4–2–0 (.667) No. 10 22.4 8.8
6 LSU Bernie Moore 7–3–0 (.700) 3–2–0 (.600) 19.2 11.7
7 Auburn Jack Meagher 6–4–1 (.591) 3–3–0 (.500) No. 16 15.8 12.1
8 Vanderbilt Red Sanders 6–4–0 (.600) 2–4–0 (.333) 23.2 11.3
9 Florida Tom Lieb 3–7–0 (.300) 1–3–0 (.250) 10.6 18.5
10 Tulane Claude Simons Jr. 4–5–0 (.444) 1–4–0 (.200) 13.4 17.1
T–11 Kentucky Albert D. Kirwan 3–6–1 (.350) 0–5–0 (.000) 15.5 15.4
T–11 Ole Miss Harry Mehre 2–7–0 (.222) 0–5–0 (.000) 14.7 18.1

Key
AP final = Rankings from AP sports writers. See 1942 NCAA football rankings
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]

Schedule

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Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC member tie
SEC teams in bold

Week Zero

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
September 18 Chattanooga Auburn Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL W 20–7   8,000 [2]
September 19 Louisiana Normal LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 40–0   [3]
September 19 Florida Jacksonville NAS Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 7–20   8,500 [4]
September 19 Georgia Kentucky DuPont Stadium • Louisville, KY  UGA 7–6   10,500 [5]

Week One

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
September 25 Jacksonville NAS Georgia Municipal Stadium • Macon, GA W 14–0   11,000 [6][7]
September 25 Southwestern Louisiana Alabama Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL W 54–0   [8]
September 25 Kentucky Xavier Xavier Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 35–19   12,000 [9]
September 26 Union (TN) Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS W 35–2   6,000 [10]
September 26 Texas A&M LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) W 16–7   25,000 [11]
September 26 Tennessee Tech Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 52–0   6,000 [12]
September 26 Randolph–Macon Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL W 45–0   3,000 [13]
September 26 Tulane USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–13   45,000 [14]
September 26 Western Kentucky State Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 39–6   1,500 [15]
September 26 Tennessee South Carolina Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry) T 0–0   14,000 [16]
September 26 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  GT 15–0   12,000 [17]

Week Two

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 2 Ole Miss Georgetown Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC L 6–14   15,000 [18]
October 3 Furman Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 40–7   8,000 [19]
October 3 Georgia Tech Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN W 13–6   20,545 [20]
October 3 Fordham Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 40–14   25,000 [21]
October 3 Purdue Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 26–0   18,000 [22]
October 3 Florida Tampa Phillips Field • Tampa, FL W 26–6   6,500 [23]
October 3 Washington and Lee Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY W 53–0   [24]
October 3 LSU Rice Rice Field • Houston, TX L 14–27   20,000 [25]
October 3 Mississippi State Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)  ALA 21–6   18,000 [26]
October 3 Auburn Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)  AUB 27–13   30,000 [27]

Week Three

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 10 Chattanooga Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 30–12   12,000 [28]
October 10 Dayton Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 34–6   [29]
October 10 Pensacola NAS Alabama Murphy High School Stadium • Mobile, AL W 27–0   8,000–10,000 [30][31]
October 10 Rice Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 18–7   25,000 [32]
October 10 Georgia Ole Miss Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN  UGA 48–13   15,000 [33]
October 10 Mississippi State LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA  LSU 16–6   25,000 [34]
October 10 Auburn Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)  FLA 6–0   10,000 [35]
October 10 Vanderbilt Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (rivalry)  VAN 7–6   [36]

Week Four

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 16 Florida Villanova Shibe Park • Philadelphia, PA L 3–13   8,051 [37]
October 17 Davidson No. 6 Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 33–0   10,000 [38]
October 17 Auburn Georgetown Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC T 6–6   12,500 [39]
October 17 Kentucky VPI Victory Stadium • Roanoke, VA T 21–21   10,000 [40]
October 17 Tulane No. 2 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA  UGA 40–0   18,000 [41]
October 17 No. 15 Tennessee No. 4 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  ALA 8–0   25,000 [42]
October 17 Mississippi State No. 12 Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  MSS 33–0   22,000 [43]
October 17 Ole Miss LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  LSU 21–7   20,000 [44]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Five

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 23 Villanova Auburn Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL W 14–6   10,000 [45]
October 24 No. 2 Georgia Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 35–13   15,000 [46]
October 24 No. 6 Georgia Tech Navy Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 21–0   20,000 [47]
October 24 Furman No. 17 Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 52–7   [48]
October 24 Georgia Pre-Flight LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 34–0   15,000 [49]
October 24 Centre Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 66–0   7,000 [50]
October 24 No. 19 North Carolina Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 29–14   22,000 [51]
October 24 Arkansas Ole Miss Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry) L 6–7   15,000 [52]
October 24 No. 16 Mississippi State Vanderbilt Florida Field • Gainesville, FL  MSS 26–12   8,000 [53]
October 24 No. 3 Alabama Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  ALA 14–0   14,000 [54]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Six

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 30 Kentucky George Washington Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC W 27–6   5,000 [55]
October 31 No. 5 Georgia Tech Duke Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 26–7   24,000 [56]
October 31 Memphis State Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) W 48–0   [57]
October 31 Florida Maryland Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC L 0–13   10,000 [58]
October 31 No. 3 Alabama No. 2 Georgia Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  UGA 21–10   32,000–33,000 [59][60]
October 31 No. 19 LSU No. 20 Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN  TEN 26–0   15,000 [61]
October 31 Mississippi State Auburn Legion Field • Birmingham, AL  MSS 6–0   7,000 [62]
October 31 Vanderbilt Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  TUL 28–21   15,000 [63]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Seven

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 7 Cincinnati No. 13 Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 34–12   6,000 [64]
November 7 South Carolina Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 29–0   10,000 [65]
November 7 LSU Fordham Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 26–13   16,400 [66]
November 7 Auburn Georgia Pre-Flight Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA L 14–41   6,500 [67]
November 7 No. 1 Georgia Florida Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)  UGA 75–0   21,000 [68]
November 7 Kentucky No. 3 Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  GT 47–7   20,000 [69]
November 7 Mississippi State Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  MSS 7–0   28,000 [70]
November 7 Vanderbilt Ole Miss Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry)  VAN 19–0   6,000 [71]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Eight

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 14 No. 1 Georgia Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN W 40–0   5,500 [72]
November 14 Duquesne Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS W 28–6   10,000 [73]
November 14 Union (TN) Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 27–0   [74]
November 14 Florida Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (rivalry) L 0–12   15,558 [75]
November 14 Georgia Pre-Flight Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 0–7   18,000 [76]
November 14 West Virginia Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY L 0–7   [77]
November 14 No. 5 Alabama No. 2 Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  GT 7–0   34,000 [78]
November 14 No. 11 Tennessee Ole Miss Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN  TEN 14–0   10,000 [79]
November 14 LSU Auburn Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  AUB 25–7   8,000 [80]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Nine

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 21 Auburn No. 1 Georgia Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry)  AUB 27–13   22,000 [81]
November 21 Florida No. 2 Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  GT 20–7   15,000 [82]
November 21 Kentucky No. 11 Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)  TEN 26–0   20,000 [83]
November 21 Ole Miss No. 16 Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS (rivalry)  MSS 34–13   16,000 [84]
November 21 Vanderbilt No. 9 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL  ALA 27–7   17,000 [85]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Ten

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 26 Tulane LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  LSU 18–6   30,071 [86]
November 28 Clemson No. 16 Auburn Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) W 41–13   10,000 [87]
November 28 Georgia Pre-Flight No. 7 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 19–35   7,000 [88]
November 28 No. 2 Georgia Tech No. 5 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry)  UGA 34–0   45,000 [89]
November 28 No. 10 Tennessee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry)  TEN 19–7   19,000 [90]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Eleven

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 28 San Francisco No. 18 Mississippi State Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN W 19–7   250 [91]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Postseason

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
January 1, 1943 No. 13 UCLA No. 2 Georgia Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 9–0   90,000 [92]
January 1, 1943 No. 7 Tennessee No. 4 Tulsa Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 14–7   70,000 [93]
January 1, 1943 No. 10 Alabama No. 8 Boston College Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) W 37–21   25,166 [94]
January 1, 1943 No. 18 Texas No. 5 Georgia Tech Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) L 7–14   36,620 [95]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

All-conference players

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For the complete All-SEC selections, see 1942 All-SEC football team.

The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1942 All-SEC football team:

All-Americans

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For the complete All-America selections, see 1942 College Football All-America Team.

Three SEC players were consensus first-team picks on the 1942 College Football All-America Team:[96]

  • Frank Sinkwich, Halfback, Georgia (AAB, AP, CO, INS, LK, NEA, NW, SN, UP)
  • Joe Domnanovich, Center, Alabama (AAB, AP, CO, LK, NW, SN)
  • Harvey Hardy, Guard, Georgia Tech (AP-2; INS-1; NEA-1; NW; UP-1; CP-1; NYS-1)

Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:

  • George Poschner, End, Georgia (AP-2; UP-2; SN-2; CP-3; NEA-2; MS-1)
  • Al Hust, End, Tennessee (AP-3; INS-2; NEA-2)
  • Don Whitmire, Tackle, Alabama (AP-3; SN-3; NEA-1)
  • George Hecht, Guard, Alabama ( MS-1 [4-way tie])
  • Clint Castleberry, Quarterback, Georgia Tech (AP-3; UP-2; SN-3; INS-2; NEA-2)
  • Monk Gafford, Halfback, Auburn (AP-2; INS-1; CP-3; NYS-2; PL)
  • J. T. "Blondy" Black, Halfback, Mississippi State (CP-3; NEA-3)

Head coaches

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Records through the completion of the 1942 season

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school SEC record
Alabama Frank Thomas 12 119–27–6 (.803) 93–18–5 (.823) 46–12–4 (.774)
Auburn Jack Meagher 9 74–63–5 (.539) 48–37–10 (.558) 26–25–7 (.509)
Florida Tom Lieb 3 59–51–4 (.535) 12–19–0 (.387) 4–9–0 (.308)
Georgia Wally Butts 4 30–12–2 (.705) 30–12–2 (.705) 11–5–2 (.667)
Georgia Tech William Alexander 23 118–89–15 (.565) 118–89–15 (.565) 26–31–5 (.460)
Kentucky Albert D. Kirwan 5 21–22–4 (.489) 21–22–4 (.489) 3–17–3 (.196)
LSU Bernie Moore 8 66–37–6 (.633) 54–25–3 (.677) 27–17–2 (.609)
Mississippi State Allyn McKeen 4 47–11–2 (.800) 34–5–2 (.854) 16–4–2 (.773)
Ole Miss Harry Mehre 5 92–49–7 (.645) 33–15–1 (.684) 22–23–3 (.490)
Tennessee John Barnhill 2 17–3–1 (.833) 17–3–1 (.833) 7–2–0 (.778)
Tulane Claude Simons Jr. 1 15–17–1 (.470) 4–5–0 (.444) 1–4–0 (.200)
Vanderbilt Red Sanders 3 17–12–1 (.583) 17–12–1 (.583) 6–11–1 (.361)

1943 NFL draft

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The following SEC players were selected in the 1943 NFL draft:[97]

Round Overall Pick Player name School Position NFL team
1 1 Frank Sinkwich Georgia Halfback Detroit Lions
1 10 Jack Jenkins Vanderbilt Halfback Washington Redskins
2 12 Lamar Davis Georgia Back Philadelphia Eagles
2 13 J. T. "Blondy" Black Mississippi State Back Brooklyn Dodgers
3 17 Monk Gafford Auburn Back Philadelphia Eagles
4 28 Joe Domnanovich Alabama Center Brooklyn Dodgers
4 29 Al Hust Tennessee End Chicago Cardinals
5 33 George Hecht Alabama Guard Chicago Cardinals
5 34 Marty Comer Tulane End Brooklyn Dodgers
5 35 Clyde Johnson Kentucky Tackle Cleveland Rams
6 46 Jim Reynolds Auburn Back New York Giants
8 61 George Poschner Georgia End Detroit Lions
8 64 Bill Godwin Georgia Center Chicago Cardinals
8 70 Tony Leon Alabama Guard Washington Redskins
10 84 Fondren Mitchell Florida Back Chicago Cardinals
10 90 Walt McDonald Tulane Back Washington Redskins
12 103 Lou Thomas Tulane Back Brooklyn Dodgers
12 108 Van Davis Georgia End Green Bay Packers
12 110 Dan Wood Ole Miss Center Washington Redskins
13 119 Clark Wood Kentucky Tackle Chicago Bears
14 122 George Weeks Alabama End Philadelphia Eagles
14 125 Sam Sharp Alabama End Cleveland Rams
14 130 Oscar Britt Ole Miss Guard Washington Redskins
15 132 Russ Craft Alabama Back Philadelphia Eagles
17 152 Walt Gorinski LSU Back Philadelphia Eagles
17 155 Walt Ruark Georgia Guard Cleveland Rams
22 201 Percy Holland LSU Guard Detroit Lions
23 213 Cliff Kimsey Georgia Back Chicago Cardinals
24 230 Charlie Yancey Mississippi State Back Washington Redskins
25 234 Gene Lee Florida Center Brooklyn Dodgers
25 236 Dave Brown Alabama Back New York Giants
25 240 Roman Bentz Tulane Tackle Washington Redskins
29 273 Bill Edwards LSU Guard Chicago Cardinals
29 274 Al Sabo Alabama Back Brooklyn Dodgers
29 275 Floyd Konetsky Florida Guard Cleveland Rams
30 285 Willie Miller LSU Guard Cleveland Rams
31 295 Bill "Mother" Corry Florida Back Washington Redskins

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