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Top 25 College Football Games of 1942

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
77/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1942Week 3

    Wisconsin at Notre Dame

    Wisconsin 7, Notre Dame 7

    No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 0-point margin

    Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    77

    Game score

  2. 1942Week 4

    Georgia Tech at Notre Dame

    Georgia Tech 13, Notre Dame 6

    No. 3 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 7-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    73

    Game score

  3. 1942Week 3

    TCU at UCLA

    TCU 7, UCLA 6

    No. 9 TCU vs. No. 11 UCLA · 1-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    66

    Game score

  4. 1942PostseasonNeutral site

    Tulsa vs. Tennessee

    Tulsa 7, Tennessee 14

    No. 6 Tulsa vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 7-point margin

    Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  5. 1942PostseasonNeutral site

    Boston College vs. Alabama

    Boston College 21, Alabama 37

    No. 1 Boston College vs. No. 7 Alabama · 16-point margin

    Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15

    63

    Game score

  6. 1942PostseasonNeutral site

    Georgia vs. UCLA

    Georgia 9, UCLA 0

    No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 11 UCLA · 9-point margin

    Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    62

    Game score

  7. 1942PostseasonNeutral site

    Georgia Tech vs. Texas

    Georgia Tech 7, Texas 14

    No. 2 Georgia Tech vs. No. 18 Texas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  8. 1942Week 6

    Tennessee at Alabama

    Tennessee 0, Alabama 8

    No. 11 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Alabama · 8-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  9. 1942Week 2

    Georgia at Kentucky

    Georgia 7, Kentucky 6

    No. 2 Georgia vs. Unranked Kentucky · 1-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  10. 1942Week 6

    North Carolina Pre-Flight at Boston College

    North Carolina Pre-Flight 6, Boston College 7

    Unranked North Carolina Pre-Flight vs. No. 3 Boston College · 1-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  11. 1942Week 7

    Santa Clara at UCLA

    Santa Clara 6, UCLA 14

    No. 12 Santa Clara vs. No. 11 UCLA · 8-point margin

    Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  12. 1942Week 7

    Michigan at Minnesota

    Michigan 14, Minnesota 16

    No. 9 Michigan vs. No. 20 Minnesota · 2-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  13. 1942Week 7

    USC at Stanford

    USC 6, Stanford 14

    No. 14 USC vs. No. 12 Stanford · 8-point margin

    Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  14. 1942Week 4

    Iowa Pre-Flight at Minnesota

    Iowa Pre-Flight 7, Minnesota 6

    Unranked Iowa Pre-Flight vs. No. 7 Minnesota · 1-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  15. 1942Week 5

    Clemson at Boston College

    Clemson 7, Boston College 14

    Unranked Clemson vs. No. 3 Boston College · 7-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  16. 1942Week 5

    Minnesota at Illinois

    Minnesota 13, Illinois 20

    No. 16 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Illinois · 7-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  17. 1942Week 6

    Wisconsin at Great Lakes Navy

    Wisconsin 13, Great Lakes Navy 7

    No. 7 Wisconsin vs. Unranked Great Lakes Navy · 6-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  18. 1942Week 2

    Camp Grant at Wisconsin

    Camp Grant 0, Wisconsin 7

    Unranked Camp Grant vs. No. 7 Wisconsin · 7-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  19. 1942Week 5

    Missouri at Wisconsin

    Missouri 9, Wisconsin 17

    Unranked Missouri vs. No. 7 Wisconsin · 8-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  20. 1942Week 7

    Notre Dame at Illinois

    Notre Dame 21, Illinois 14

    No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Illinois · 7-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  21. 1942Week 5

    Oklahoma at Texas

    Oklahoma 0, Texas 7

    Unranked Oklahoma vs. No. 8 Texas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  22. 1942Week 5

    Harvard at William & Mary

    Harvard 7, William & Mary 7

    Unranked Harvard vs. No. 15 William & Mary · 0-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  23. 1942Week 6

    Washington State at USC

    Washington State 12, USC 26

    No. 12 Washington State vs. No. 16 USC · 14-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  24. 1942Week 3

    Jacksonville Naval Air Station at Georgia

    Jacksonville Naval Air Station 0, Georgia 14

    Unranked Jacksonville Naval Air Station vs. No. 2 Georgia · 14-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  25. 1942Week 7

    Ohio State at Northwestern

    Ohio State 20, Northwestern 6

    No. 3 Ohio State vs. Unranked Northwestern · 14-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.