1942 George Washington Colonials football team

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]

1942 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Johnny Baker (1st season)
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
1942 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –1
VPI 5 –1 –07 –2 –1
Wake Forest 6 –1 –16 –2 –1
North Carolina 3 –1 –15 –2 –2
Duke 3 –1 –15 –4 –1
NC State 3 –1 –24 –4 –2
Furman 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
The Citadel 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Davidson 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
VMI 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Maryland 1 –2 –07 –2 –0
South Carolina 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
Richmond 1 –5 –03 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Western Maryland*
W 20–0[3]
October 3Richmond
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 27–05,000[4]
October 10at The Citadel
L 2–146,000[5]
October 16Furman
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–61,500[6]
October 24at William & Mary
L 0–617,000[7]
October 30Kentucky*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–275,000[8]
November 7at Clemson
W 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

References
  1. "1942 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W. MD. beaten in 20–0 clash". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colonials hit Richmond, 27–0". Daily Press. October 4, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Citadel setback George Washington 14 to 2". Florence Morning News. October 11, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman whirls over George Washington, 6 to 0". The Greenville News. October 17, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Braves run wild in 61–0 triumph". The News and Observer. October 25, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky rolls 27 to 6 over George Washington". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Colonials vanquish Clemson Tigs, 7–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Deacs win, 20–0, in night contest". The News and Observer. November 14, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Georgetown scores 21–0 grid victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 22, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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