1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record9–2 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJack A. Marshall
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

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.

  1. ^ "1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".