1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 7–14 vs. Texas
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record9–2 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJack A. Marshall
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
←  1941
1943  →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
No. 10 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
LSU 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 16 Auburn 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Florida 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Tulane 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Kentucky 0 –5 –03 –6 –1
Ole Miss 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jacket won the first nine games of the season, before losing its final two games, including a loss to Texas in the 1943 Cotton Bowl. [1] They were ranked No. 5 in the AP poll.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Auburn
W 15–012,000 [2]
October 3at Notre Dame *
W 13–620,545 [3]
October 10 Chattanooga *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 30–1212,000 [4]
October 17 Davidson *No. 6
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 33–010,000 [5]
October 24at Navy *No. 6
W 21–020,000 [6]
October 31at Duke *No. 5
W 26–724,000 [7]
November 7 Kentucky No. 3
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 47–720,000 [8]
November 14No. 5 Alabama No. 2
W 7–034,000 [9]
November 21 Florida No. 2
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–715,000 [10]
November 28at No. 5 Georgia No. 2
L 0–3445,000 [11]
January 1vs. No. 18 Texas *No. 5
L 7–1436,620 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP 6 (5)6 (1)5 (3)3 (3.83)2 (14)2 (13)2 (50)5

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References

  1. ↑ "1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "Georgia Tech scores over Auburn, 15–0". The Pittsburgh Press. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Surprisingly strong Georgia Tech marches over Notre Dame by 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tech easily crushes Chattanooga, 30 to 12". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1942. Retrieved September 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tech stuns Davidson, 33–0, with power, razzle-dazzle". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 18, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Engineers employ pases to top Navy, 21–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 25, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia Tech blasts Duke jinx, 26–7". The Sunday Star. November 1, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tech romps Kentucky 47 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Georgia Tech scores early to lick Bama". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 15, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Yellow Jackets defeat Gators; Slate unbroken". The Huntsville Times. November 22, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Jack Troy (November 29, 1942). "Georgia Overwhelms Tech, 34 to 0, As Sinkwich, Trippi Star: Bulldogs Win To Gain Spot In Rose Bowl". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Texas wins, 14–7, as Tech rally fails". The Atlanta Constitution. January 2, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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