Modern Statistical Era. World War II season; schedules, rosters, and participation were affected by wartime conditions.
1942 team profile
Team Ledger
6–2–1Record
109.43Overall rating
116.10Raw points
76.49Opponent strength
Rating history
17 weeksConference rankings
FBS Independents · 38 teams| Rank | Team | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 239.52 |
| 2 | GGreat Lakes Navy | 216.04 |
| 3 | GGeorgia Pre-Flight | 207.83 |
| 4 | NNorth Carolina Pre-Flight | 194.73 |
| 5 | Boston College | 194.48 |
| 6 | SSanta Clara | 188.46 |
| 7 | MMarquette | 185.53 |
| 8 | IIowa Pre-Flight | 165.17 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 157.87 |
| 10 | Holy Cross | 147.48 |
| 11 | Navy | 143.99 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 138.47 |
| 13 | JJacksonville Naval Air Station | 135.39 |
| 14 | Miami | 133.82 |
| 15 | SSaint Mary's (CA) | 131.62 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 131.30 |
| 17 | Penn State | 126.15 |
| 18 | SSaint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | 120.57 |
| 19 | Army | 118.86 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 110.36 |
| 21 | Colgate | 109.43 |
| 22 | Duquesne | 101.28 |
| 23 | SSan Francisco | 100.70 |
| 24 | Villanova | 96.40 |
| 25 | Harvard | 87.55 |
| 26 | DDetroit Mercy | 82.97 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | 82.06 |
| 28 | Bucknell | 80.51 |
| 29 | Syracuse | 74.95 |
| 30 | Temple | 73.22 |
| 31 | LLoyola Marymount | 63.89 |
| 32 | Brown | 60.98 |
| 33 | Dartmouth | 58.46 |
| 34 | Nevada | 56.22 |
| 35 | MManhattan | 49.05 |
| 36 | Princeton | 47.30 |
| 37 | Virginia | 23.69 |
| 38 | Columbia | 22.39 |
Season schedule
9 games- W3vs St. Lawrence
Final49–0 - W4at Cornell
Final18–6 - W5at Dartmouth
Final27–19 - W6vs Duke
Final0–34 - W7at Penn State
Final10–13 - W8vs Holy Cross
Final6–6 - W9at Columbia
Final35–26 - W10at Syracuse
Final14–0 - W11at Brown
Final13–0

Notre Dame
Boston College
Cincinnati
Holy Cross
Navy
Pennsylvania
Miami
Michigan State
Penn State
Army
West Virginia
Duquesne
Villanova
Harvard
Pittsburgh
Bucknell
Syracuse
Temple
Brown
Dartmouth
Nevada
Princeton
Virginia
Columbia