1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Cotton Bowl Classic, L 7–14 vs. Texas

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 5
Record| 9–2 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach|

* William Alexander (23rd season)

Captain| Jack A. Marshall
Home stadium| Grant Field

Seasons

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1943 ->

1942 Southeastern Conference football standings

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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 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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Auburn| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| W 15–0| 12,000| [2]
October 3| at Notre Dame*| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* South Bend, IN (rivalry)

| W 13–6| 20,545| [3]
October 10| Chattanooga*| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 30–12| 12,000| [4]
October 17| Davidson*| No. 6|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 33–0| 10,000| [5]
October 24| at Navy*| No. 6|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 21–0| 20,000| [6]
October 31| at Duke*| No. 5|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 26–7| 24,000| [7]
November 7| Kentucky| No. 3|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 47–7| 20,000| [8]
November 14| No. 5 Alabama| No. 2|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| W 7–0| 34,000| [9]
November 21| Florida| No. 2|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 20–7| 15,000| [10]
November 28| at No. 5 Georgia| No. 2|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–34| 45,000| [11]
January 1| vs. No. 18 Texas*| No. 5|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)

| L 7–14| 36,620| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Rankings

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See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| Final
AP| 6 (5)| 6 (1)| 5 (3)| 3 (3.83)| 2 (14)| 2 (13)| 2 (50)| 5

## References

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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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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues|

* Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904)
* Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902)
* Athletic Park Grounds (1894)
* The Flats (1905–1907, 1912)
* Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911)
* Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Auburn
* Clemson
* Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
* Tennessee
* Vanderbilt
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* Buzz
* Ramblin' Wreck
* "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech"
* "Up with the White and Gold"
* Marching band
* Heisman shift
* 1916 Cumberland game
* 1990 Virginia game
* 2015 Florida State game

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* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* NFL draftees
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