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The 1942 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University in the Southern Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Johnny Baker, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished in 12th place in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 149 to 62.[1]

Record3–6 (2–4 SoCon)
Headcoach
  • Johnny Baker (1st season)
HomestadiumGriffith Stadium
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1942 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Johnny Baker (1st season)
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
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1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $4–0–09–1–1
VPI5–1–07–2–1
Wake Forest6–1–16–2–1
North Carolina3–1–15–2–2
Duke3–1–15–4–1
NC State3–1–24–4–2
Furman3–3–03–6–0
The Citadel2–2–05–2–0
Clemson2–3–13–6–1
Davidson2–4–12–6–1
VMI2–4–13–5–1
George Washington2–4–03–6–0
Maryland1–2–07–2–0
South Carolina1–4–01–7–1
Richmond1–5–03–6–1
Washington and Lee0–4–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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George Washington was ranked at No. 133 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

After the 1942 season, the school did not field another football team until 1946.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Western Maryland*W 20–0[3]
October 3Richmond
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 27–05,000[4]
October 10at The CitadelL 2–146,000[5]
October 16Furman
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–61,500[6]
October 24at William & MaryL 0–617,000[7]
October 30Kentucky*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–275,000[8]
November 7at ClemsonW 7–03,500[9]
November 13Wake Forest
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–20[10]
November 21at Georgetown*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–2110,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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