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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–3 (2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLou Saban
CaptainBob White
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Butler*W 53–0
October 3at Ohio StateL 21–3248,227
October 10at Nebraska*W 12–024,000
October 17at Pittsburgh*W 19–720,000[2]
October 24Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 13–14
October 31Iowa Pre-Flight*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–268,000[3]
November 7at No. 7 MinnesotaW 7–032,000
November 14Kansas State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 54–07,500
November 21at PurdueNo. 18W 20–020,000
November 28vs. Fort Knox*Louisville, KYW 51–0[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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1943 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Earl Doloway Back 15 133 Chicago Cardinals

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References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Indiana Ends Season; Routs Fort Knox Eleven, 51 to 0". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1942. p. 39. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "1942 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "1942 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "1943 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2015.