1942 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1942 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
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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 |
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Captain | Joe Domnanovich |
Home stadium | Denny Stadium Legion Field Cramton Bowl |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AP Poll
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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.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 25 | Southwestern Louisiana* | W 54–0 | |||
October 3 | Mississippi State | W 21–6 | 18,000 | ||
October 10 | Pensacola NAS* | W 27–0 | 8,000–10,000 | ||
October 17 | No. 15 Tennessee | No. 4 | W 8–0 | 25,000 | |
October 24 | at Kentucky | No. 3 | W 14–0 | 14,000 | |
October 31 | vs. No. 2 Georgia | No. 3 | L 10–21 | 32,000–33,000 | |
November 7 | South Carolina* | No. 8 |
| W 29–0 | 10,000 |
November 14 | at No. 2 Georgia Tech | No. 5 |
| L 0–7 | 32,000 |
November 21 | Vanderbilt | No. 9 |
| W 27–7 | 17,000 |
November 28 | Georgia Pre-Flight* | No. 7 |
| L 19–35 | 7,000 |
January 1, 1943 | vs. No. 8 Boston College* | No. 10 | W 37–21 | 25,166 | |
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Rankings
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
AP | 4 (10) | 3 (8) | 3 (6) | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
Game summaries
Southwestern Louisiana
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To open the 1941 season, Alabama defeated the Southwestern Louisiana Institute Bulldogs (now known as the
Mississippi State
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In the first conference game of the season, Alabama defeated
Pensacola NAS
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With the outbreak of World War II, many leaders in the military viewed football as a means to help develop leadership abilities and greater discipline in preparation for combat. As such, during this time colleges scheduled military schools and organizations for regular season football games. For their third game of the season, Alabama met the team that represented the Naval Air Station Pensacola at Mobile, and defeated the Goslings 27–0.[3][7] The game also marked the first for Alabama against a service team since the 1917 season.[9] In the game, Alabama scored a touchdown in all four quarters and outgained Pensacola in rushing yards 295 to minus 2.[7] Touchdowns were scored by Russ Craft on a 3-yard run in the first, on a 5-yard Johnny August pass to Al Sabo in the second, Craft on a 6-yard reverse in the third and on a 39-yard Kenny Reese run in the fourth.[7]
Tennessee
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After each team opened the season undefeated through the fourth week, Alabama entered the first AP Poll of the season as No. 4 team and
Kentucky
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After their victory over Tennessee, Alabama moved up one position to the No. 3 spot in the AP Poll prior to their game at Kentucky.[15] On what was homecoming in Lexington, the Crimson Tide shutout the Wildcats 14–0.[3][14] After a scoreless first half, touchdowns were scored by Russ Mosley on a 2-yard run in the third and by Lou Scales on a 1-yard run in the fourth.[14] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Kentucky 20–1–1.[16]
Georgia
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As both Alabama and
South Carolina
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After their loss to Georgia, the Crimson Tide dropped five places to the No. 8 position in the weekly AP Poll prior to their game against
Georgia Tech
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Prior to their second trip to Atlanta of the season, this time to face
Vanderbilt
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After their loss against Georgia Tech, Alabama dropped down spots to the No. 9 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Vanderbilt.[28] Against the Commodores, Alabama rebounded from their loss to the Yellow Jackets with a 27–7 victory at Legion Field.[3][27] First half touchdowns were scored by Johnny August on an 11-yard run in the first quarter and on a 1-yard Tom Jenkins run in the second quarter.[27] The Crimson Tide extended their lead to 27–0 in the third quarter with touchdowns scored on a 5-yard Dave Brown run and on a 45-yard Bill Baughman interception return.[27] The Commodores ended the shutout for the Alabama defense in the fourth quarter when Jack Jenkins scored on a 5-yard touchdown run.[27] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 14–10.[29]
Georgia Pre-Flight
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After their victory over Vanderbilt, Alabama moved up two spots to the No. 7 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Georgia Pre-Flight.
Boston College
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After their loss to Georgia Pre-Flight in their regular season finale, on November 30 Alabama accepted an invitation to play in the
Personnel
After the season
NFL draft
Several players that were
These players included the following:Year | Round | Overall | Player name | Position | NFL team |
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1943
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4 | 28 | Joe Domnanovich | Center | Brooklyn Dodgers |
5 | 33 | George Hecht | Guard | Chicago Cardinals | |
8 | 70 | Tony Leon | Guard | Washington Redskins | |
14 | 122 | George Weeks | End | Philadelphia Eagles
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14 | 125 | Sam Sharpe | End | Cleveland Rams | |
15 | 132 | Russ Craft | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | |
25 | 236 | Dave Brown | Back | New York Giants | |
29 | 274 | Al Sabo | Back | Brooklyn Dodgers | |
1944
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9 | 78 | Mitchell Olenski | Tackle | Brooklyn Tigers |
9 | 82 | Don Whitmire | Tackle | Green Bay Packers | |
22 | 221 | Ted Cook | End | Brooklyn Tigers | |
27 | 279 | Andy Bires | End | New York Giants | |
27 | 281 | Jack McKewan | Tackle | Chicago Bears | |
1945
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8 | 70 | Johnny August | Back | Cleveland Rams |
13 | 125 | Jack Aland | Tackle | Cleveland Rams | |
17 | 170 | Tom Jenkins | Back | Washington Redskins | |
18 | 181 | Jim McWhorter | Back | Detroit Lions | |
23 | 239 | Norman Mosley | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | |
30 | 312 | Charles Compton | Tackle | Cleveland Rams | |
31 | 322 | Ken Reese | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | |
32 | 329 | John Staples | Guard | New York Giants |
See also
- 1943 Alabama Informals football team the team that unofficially represented the University of Alabama in 1943.
References
General
- "1942 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
Specific
- ^ "1942 Alabama football schedule". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Alabama opens season with 54–0 'warm-up' over SLI Bulldogs". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. September 27, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 1942 Season Recap
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Louisiana–Lafayette". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Crimson Tide drowns State title hopes with 21 to 6 triumph". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 4, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Mississippi State". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Tide power downs Fliers 27–0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 11, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide to meet service team". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 7, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama rallies in last half to down Tennessee 8–0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 18, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Tide ranked fourth in U.S." The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 13, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Tide-Vol game to go overseas". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 12, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Tennessee". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Tide continues unbeaten, whipping Kentucky 14–0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 25, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Claassen, Harold (October 20, 1942). "Alabama is ranked third in AP scribes' voting". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Kentucky". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Georgia's passes defeat Bama in furious last period, 21–10". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 1, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ "Ohio State holds top spot". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. October 27, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Georgia". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Tide stages offensive show to beat Gamecocks". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 8, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Claassen, Harold (November 3, 1942). "Georgia takes first in poll". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs South Carolina". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Tech's first period touchdown stands against Tide onslaught". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 15, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Georgia holds first in poll". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. November 10, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Georgia Tech". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Bama Tiders roll over Commodores 27–7". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 22, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Claassen, Harold (November 17, 1942). "Georgia clings to poll lead". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Vanderbilt". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Georgia cadets defeat Bama in finale 35–19". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 29, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ Bealmear, Austin (November 24, 1942). "Boston College is No. 1 team". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Alabama's victory Tide starts home in 2 groups". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. January 3, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Tide, Eagles to meet in Miami". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. December 1, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Ohio State wins final AP Poll". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. December 1, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "All-Time Tide Football Lettermen". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 127–141.
- ^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 142–143.
- ^ "Alabama Drafted Players/Alumni". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Draft History by School–Alabama". National Football League. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2013.