1942 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

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.

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Butler*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 53–0
October 3	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 21–32	48,227
October 10	at Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 12–0	24,000
October 17	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 19–7	20,000	^[2]
October 24	Iowa		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 13–14
October 31	Iowa Pre-Flight*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–26	8,000	^[3]
November 7	at No. 7 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 7–0	32,000
November 14	Kansas State*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 54–0	7,500
November 21	at Purdue	No. 18	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 20–0	20,000
November 28	vs. Fort Knox*		Louisville, KY	W 51–0		^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	18т	—	—

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

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

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