1942 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1942 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his ninth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.
| 1942 Indiana Hoosiers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (2–2 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Lou Saban |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (capacity: 20,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Ohio State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Wisconsin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Minnesota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indiana was ranked at No. 18 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Butler* | W 53–0 | ||||
| October 3 | at Ohio State | L 21–32 | 48,227 | |||
| October 10 | at Nebraska* | W 12–0 | 24,000 | |||
| October 17 | at Pittsburgh* | W 19–7 | 20,000 | [2] | ||
| October 24 | Iowa |
| L 13–14 | |||
| October 31 | Iowa Pre-Flight* |
| L 6–26 | 8,000 | [3] | |
| November 7 | at No. 7 Minnesota | W 7–0 | 32,000 | |||
| November 14 | Kansas State* |
| W 54–0 | 7,500 | ||
| November 21 | at Purdue | No. 18 | W 20–0 | 20,000 | ||
| November 28 | vs. Fort Knox* | Louisville, KY | W 51–0 | [4] | ||
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References
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Hopkins, Tom (October 18, 1942). "Hillenbrand Passes Beat Panthers, 19–7". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 3-2. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Seahawks Score Four Times in Fourth Period To Down Indiana Gridders, 26 to 6". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. Associated Press. November 1, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Indiana Ends Season; Routs Fort Knox Eleven, 51 to 0". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1942. p. 39. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- "1942 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- "1943 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
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