1942 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1942 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1942 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his ninth season and finished the season with a record of six wins, four losses and one tie (6–4–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).^[1]

1942 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 16
Record	6–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Jack Meagher (9th season)
Home stadium	Auburn Stadium Legion Field Cramton Bowl
Seasons ← 1941 1944 →

1942 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Chattanooga*		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 20–7	8,000	[2]
September 26	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–15	10,000	[3]
October 3	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 27–13	30,000	[4]
October 10	at Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 0–6	10,000	[5]
October 17	at Georgetown*		Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 6–6	12,500	[6]
October 23	Villanova*		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 14–6	10,000	[7]
October 31	Mississippi State		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–6	7,000	[8]
November 7	vs. Georgia Pre-Flight*		Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA	L 14–41	6,500	[9]
November 14	LSU		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 25–7	8,000	[10]
November 21	vs. 1 Georgia		Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	W 27–13	22,000	[11]
November 28	Clemson*	No. 16	Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 41–13	10,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1942 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	16т	16