Modern Statistical Era. World War II season; schedules, rosters, and participation were affected by wartime conditions.
1942 team profile
Team Ledger
5–4Record
82.97Overall rating
71.56Raw points
98.66Opponent 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- W4vs Wayne State
Final27–0 - W5vs Fort Knox
Final16–0 - W6at Manhattan
Final21–7 - W7vs Georgetown
Final6–0 - W8at Marquette
Final0–10 - W10vs Villanova
Final9–0 - W11vs Arkansas
Final7–14 - W12vs Oklahoma State
Final6–33 - W13at Saint Mary's (CA)
Final0–2