1942 Alabama Crimson Tide football team information
American college football season
1942Alabama Crimson Tide football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 37–21 vs. Boston College
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP
No. 10
Record
8–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Frank Thomas (12th season)
Captain
Joe Domnanovich
Home stadium
Denny Stadium Legion Field Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1942 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 49th overall and 10th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his 12th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Legion Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory in the Orange Bowl over Boston College.
The Crimson Tide opened the 1942 season with five consecutive victories, four of which were shutouts, and rose to the No. 3 spot in the AP Poll. They outscored their opponents 124 to 6 and defeated Southwestern Louisiana, Mississippi State, a team of former college all-stars playing for the Pensacola NAS, Tennessee and Kentucky. Against No. 2 ranked Georgia, Alabama surrendered a 10–0 fourth quarter lead and lost 21–10 to a Bulldogs squad that went on to capture a share of the 1942 national championship. The Crimson Tide went on to alternate wins and losses over their final four regular season games with victories over both South Carolina and Vanderbilt and losses to Georgia Tech and Georgia Pre-Flight. They then closed the season with a victory over Boston College in the Orange Bowl.
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