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Alabama Crimson Tide

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded: 1831
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Capacity: 92,138
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Frank W. Thomas
Conference: Southeastern-

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1892 <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024

1942 Season Highlights

Frank W. Thomas enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Alabama.

1942 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	54	0	W	@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Mississippi State	21	6	W
Sat., Oct. 10	Pensacola NAS	27	0	W	@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Tennessee	8	0	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Kentucky	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Georgia	10	21	L	@ Atlanta, GA
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. South Carolina	29	0	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Georgia Tech	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Vanderbilt	27	7	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Georgia Pre-Flight	19	35	L
Fri., Jan. 1	Boston College	37	21	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1942 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	246
Scoring Average	22.4
Points Allowed	97
Defense Average	8.8
Opponents Record	55-25
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	1-2

1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
10	7-3-0	AP

1942 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	11-1	376	76	Won 9-0	6-1	238	56	Wallace Butts
Mississippi State	8-2	200	77		5-2	118	62	Allyn McKeen
Georgia Tech	9-2	219	87	Lost 7-14	4-1	89	48	William A. Bill Alexander
Tennessee	9-1-1	259	61	Won 14-7	4-1	85	15	John Barnhill
Alabama	8-3	246	97	Won 37-21	4-1	80	34	Frank W. Thomas
Louisiana State	7-3	192	117		3-2	62	70	Bernie H. Moore
Auburn	6-4-1	174	133		3-3	79	60	John F. Jack Meagher
Vanderbilt	6-4	232	113		2-4	61	113	Harry R. Red Sanders
Tulane	4-5	121	154		1-4	47	113	Claude Simons, Jr.
Florida	3-7	106	185		1-3	25	121	Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Kentucky	3-6-1	155	154		0-5	19	101	A.D. Kirwan
Mississippi	2-7	132	163		0-5	33	136	Harry J. Mehre

1942 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1942 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).