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1942 Georgia Bulldogs football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1942
teamGeorgia Bulldogs
sportfootball
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
short_confSEC
APRank2
record11–1
conf_record6–1
head_coachWally Butts
hc_year4th
captainFrank Sinkwich
stadiumSanford Stadium
championNational champion (various selectors)
SEC champion
Rose Bowl champion
bowl[Rose Bowl](1943-rose-bowl)
bowl_resultW 9–0 vs. [UCLA](1942-ucla-bruins-football-team)

SEC champion Rose Bowl champion The 1942 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Wally Butts, the Bulldogs compiled an 11–1 record, shut out six of twelve opponents (including a 34–0 victory over No. 2 Georgia Tech), won the SEC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 378 to 73. The Bulldogs' 75–0 win over Florida remains the largest margin of victory in the history of the Florida–Georgia football rivalry.

In the final AP Poll released on November 30, 1942, Georgia was ranked No. 2 with 1,339 points, less than 100 points behind No. 1 Ohio State. After the final AP Poll, the Bulldogs defeated No. 13 UCLA in the 1943 Rose Bowl. Ohio State did not play in a bowl game. In this time period, the AP did not conduct polling after the bowl games. However, at the time and in later decades, Georgia was selected as the 1942 national champion by the majority of math systems, including Berryman (QPRS), DeVold System, Houlgate System, Litkenhous, Poling System, Sagarin Ratings, and Williamson System. Georgia retroactively claimed the title in the late 1980s, after then-head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley noticed that the team was listed as a national champion selection in an NCAA record book.

At the end of the 1942 season, Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich won the Heisman Trophy. He was also selected as SEC Player of the Year, Associated Press Athlete of the Year, and a consensus first-team pick on the 1942 All-America college football team. Several Georgia players also received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and/or United Press (UP) on the 1942 All-SEC football team: Sinkwich (AP-1, UP-1); end George Poschner (AP-1, UP-1); and guard Walter Ruark (AP-1, UP-2).

Schedule

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Rankings

References

References

  1. "1942 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. Dan Magill, "[http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/103008/foo_349984953.shtml Magill: Dogs' 75–0 thumping of Gators most memorable] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 ", ''Athens Banner-Herald'' (October 30, 2008). Retrieved August 20, 2011.)
  3. (December 1, 1942). "Ohio Voted Best College Team: Georgia Gets Second Place in Balloting". The South Bend Tribune.
  4. (July 2017). "2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records". The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
  5. Seth Emerson, "[https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1704920/2020/03/30/why-does-georgia-only-claims-2-national-titles-when-it-could-have-more/ Why does Georgia claim only 2 national titles when it could have more?], ''The Athletic'' (March 30, 2020). Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  6. (November 30, 1942). "Sinkwich Gets Heisman Award". The Manhattan Mercury.
  7. "SEC Player of the Year Winners". Sports Reference LLC.
  8. (2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
  9. (December 9, 1942). "Southeastern All-Star Grid Eleven Chosen". The Monroe News-Star.
  10. Jack Woliston. (November 25, 1942). "Alabama Gets Three Places on Mythical". The Anniston Star.
  11. (September 20, 1942). "Georgia rallies to edge Kentucky in fourth, 7–6". The Courier-Journal.
  12. (September 26, 1942). "Georgia Wins, 14-0: Bulldogs Lick Jacksonville's Starry Outfit". The State.
  13. (September 26, 1942). "Florida Air Base Beaten By Georgia". The Des Moines Register.
  14. Lewis Hawkins. (October 4, 1942). "Powerful Bulldogs Rout Furman, 40-7". The Charlotte Observer.
  15. Jack Troy. (October 11, 1942). "Bulldogs Run Wild To Rout Mississippi 48-13". The Atlanta Constitution.
  16. Johnny Bradberry. (October 18, 1942). "Bulldogs Romp on Tulane, 40-0: Sinkwich, Trippi Lead Bulldogs To Great Win". The Atlanta Constitution.
  17. Dick Forbes. (October 25, 1942). ""Fireball Frankie" Too Much For U.C., Georgia Winning: Big Lead Piled Up At Start; Bulldogs Count 21 Points In Opening Quarter". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  18. Jack Troy. (November 1, 1942). "Georgia Wins, 21-10, To Take Front Rank In Nation's Grid List". The Atlanta Constitution.
  19. (November 1, 1942). "Georgia's passes defeat Bama in furious last period, 21–10". The Tuscaloosa News.
  20. Jack Troy. (November 8, 1942). "Georgia Smothers Florida, 75 to 0; Furious Assault Nets Bulldogs 11 Touchdowns; Nation's Number 1 Team Rolls Up Nearly 600 Yards". The Atlanta Constitution.
  21. (November 15, 1942). "Bulldogs rip Moccasins, 40–0". The Atlanta Constitution.
  22. Jack Troy. (November 22, 1942). "Auburn Upsets Georgia, 27 to 13: Tigers Topple Bulldogs With Ground Game; Attack Led by Gafford, Reynolds Piles Up 355 Yards". The Atlanta Constitution.
  23. Jack Troy. (November 29, 1942). "Georgia Overwhelms Tech, 34 to 0, As Sinkwich, Trippi Star: Bulldogs Win To Gain Spot In Rose Bowl". The Atlanta Constitution.
  24. Paul Zimmerman. (January 2, 1943). "Georgia Beats U.C.L.A., 9-0". The Los Angeles Times.
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