1942 College Football Coaches

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Champions: Ohio State (AP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Frank Sinkwich (Georgia)

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110 Coaches

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110 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Wallace Butts	Georgia	SEC	11	1	0	.917
2	Henry Frnka	Tulsa	MVC	10	1	0	.909
3	Paul Brown	Ohio State	Western	9	1	0	.900
4	John Barnhill	Tennessee	SEC	9	1	1	.864
5	Carl Voyles	William & Mary	Southern	9	1	1	.864
6	Warren Woodson	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	9	1	1	.864
7	William Alexander	Georgia Tech	SEC	9	2	0	.818
8	Dana Bible	Texas	SWC	9	2	0	.818
9	Harry Stuhldreher	Wisconsin	Western	8	1	1	.850
10	Allyn McKeen	Mississippi State	SEC	8	2	0	.800
11	Denny Myers	Boston College	Ind	8	2	0	.800
12	Jimmy Crowley	North Carolina Pre-Flight	Ind	8	2	1	.773
13	Frank Thomas	Alabama	SEC	8	3	0	.727
14	Don Faurot	Missouri	Big 6	8	3	1	.708
15	Raymond Wolf	Georgia Pre-Flight	Ind	7	1	1	.833
16	Jack Harding	Miami (FL)	Ind	7	2	0	.778
17	Gus Miller	West Texas A&M	BIAA	7	2	0	.778
18	Clark Shaughnessy	Maryland	Southern	7	2	0	.778
19	Buck Shaw	Santa Clara	Ind	7	2	0	.778
20	Tom Stidham	Marquette	Ind	7	2	0	.778
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Jim Yeager	Colorado	MSAC	7	2	0	.778
22	Henry McEver	Virginia Tech	Southern	7	2	1	.750
23	Jess Neely	Rice	SWC	7	2	1	.750
24	S.D. Tilson	Virginia Tech	Southern	7	2	1	.750
25	Frank Leahy	Notre Dame	Ind	7	2	2	.727
26	Bernie Bierman	Iowa Pre-Flight	Ind	7	3	0	.700
27	Fritz Crisler	Michigan	Western	7	3	0	.700
28	Bo McMillin	Indiana	Western	7	3	0	.700
29	Dutch Meyer	TCU	SWC	7	3	0	.700
30	Bernie Moore	LSU	SEC	7	3	0	.700
31	Babe Horrell	UCLA	PCC	7	4	0	.636
32	Bob Higgins	Penn State	Ind	6	1	1	.813
33	Andrew Kerr	Colgate	Ind	6	2	1	.722
34	D.C. Walker	Wake Forest	Southern	6	2	1	.722
35	O.E. Hollingbery	Washington State	PCC	6	2	2	.700
36	Ike Armstrong	Utah	MSAC	6	3	0	.667
37	Red Blaik	Army	Ind	6	3	0	.667
38	Ossie Solem	Syracuse	Ind	6	3	0	.667
39	Aldo Donelli	Duquesne	Ind	6	3	1	.650
40	Ellison Ketchum	Denver	MSAC	6	3	1	.650
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
41	Jim Lookabaugh	Oklahoma State	MVC	6	3	1	.650
42	James Phelan	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ind	6	3	1	.650
43	E. Lowell Romney	Utah State	MSAC	6	3	1	.650
44	Edward Anderson	Iowa	Western	6	4	0	.600
45	Miles Casteel	Arizona	BIAA	6	4	0	.600
46	Ray Eliot	Illinois	Western	6	4	0	.600
47	Red Sanders	Vanderbilt	SEC	6	4	0	.600
48	Marchy Schwartz	Stanford	PCC	6	4	0	.600
49	Al Tassi	San Francisco	Ind	6	4	0	.600
50	Frank Kimbrough	Baylor	SWC	6	4	1	.591
51	Jack Meagher	Auburn	SEC	6	4	1	.591
52	Bo Rowland	The Citadel	Southern	5	2	0	.714
53	Jim Tatum	North Carolina	Southern	5	2	2	.667
54	Howard Odell	Yale	Ind	5	3	0	.625
55	Jack Hagerty	Georgetown	Ind	5	3	1	.611
56	George Munger	Pennsylvania	Ind	5	3	1	.611
57	Gus Dorais	Detroit Mercy	Ind	5	4	0	.556
58	George Hauser	Minnesota	Western	5	4	0	.556
59	Bill Kern	West Virginia	Ind	5	4	0	.556
60	Skip Palrang	Creighton	MVC	5	4	0	.556
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
61	John Whelchel	Navy	Ind	5	4	0	.556
62	Eddie Cameron	Duke	Southern	5	4	1	.550
63	Stub Allison	California	PCC	5	5	0	.500
64	Jeff Cravath	USC	PCC	5	5	1	.500
65	Tom Gorman	Washington (MO)	MVC	5	5	0	.500
66	Julius Wagner	Colorado State	MSAC	4	3	0	.571
67	Charlie Bachman	Michigan State	Ind	4	3	2	.556
68	Ralph Welch	Washington	PCC	4	3	3	.550
69	Maurice Smith	Villanova	Ind	4	4	0	.500
70	Skip Stahley	Brown	Ind	4	4	0	.500
71	Willis Barnes	New Mexico	BIAA	4	5	2	.455
72	Dell Morgan	Texas Tech	BIAA	4	5	1	.450
73	Homer Norton	Texas A&M	SWC	4	5	1	.450
74	Lon Stiner	Oregon State	PCC	4	5	1	.450
75	Claude Simons Jr.	Tulane	SEC	4	5	0	.444
76	Snorter Luster	Oklahoma	Big 6	3	5	2	.400
77	Allison Hubert	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	3	5	1	.389
78	Tad Wieman	Princeton	Ind	3	5	1	.389
79	Bunny Oakes	Wyoming	MSAC	3	5	0	.375
80	James Stewart	SMU	SWC	3	6	2	.364
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
81	John Fenlon	Richmond	Southern	3	6	1	.350
82	Frank Howard	Clemson	Southern	3	6	1	.350
83	A.D. Kirwan	Kentucky	SEC	3	6	1	.350
84	John Baker	George Washington	Southern	3	6	0	.333
85	Charles Bowser	Pitt	Ind	3	6	0	.333
86	Lou Little	Columbia	Ind	3	6	0	.333
87	George Cole	Arkansas	SWC	3	7	0	.300
88	Vee Green	Drake	MVC	3	7	0	.300
89	Tom Lieb	Florida	SEC	3	7	0	.300
90	Glenn Presnell	Nebraska	Big 6	3	7	0	.300
91	Francis Schmidt	Idaho	PCC	3	7	0	.300
92	Ward Haylett	Kansas State	Big 6	3	8	0	.273
93	Ray Morrison	Temple	Ind	2	5	3	.350
94	Mike Michalske	Iowa State	Big 6	2	4	0	.333
95	Floyd Millet	Brigham Young	MSAC	2	5	0	.286
96	Gene McEver	Davidson	Southern	2	6	1	.278
97	Frank Murray	Virginia	Ind	2	6	1	.278
98	Herb Kopf	Manhattan	Ind	2	6	0	.250
99	John Warren	Oregon	PCC	2	6	0	.250
100	Harry Mehre	Ole Miss	SEC	2	7	0	.222
Rk	Coach	School	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
101	Gwinn Henry	Kansas	Big 6	2	8	0	.200
102	Hilman Walker	Arizona State	BIAA	2	8	0	.200
103	Ray Donels	Iowa State	Big 6	1	2	0	.333
104	Rex Enright	South Carolina	Southern	1	7	1	.167
105	Maurice Moulder	Northern Arizona	BIAA	1	5	0	.167
106	Elmer Burnham	Purdue	Western	1	8	0	.111
107	P.A. Holstein	Washington & Lee	Southern	1	8	0	.111
108	Julius Johnston	New Mexico State	BIAA	1	8	0	.111
109	Pappy Waldorf	Northwestern	Western	1	9	0	.100
110	Clyde Carpenter	Montana	PCC	0	8	0	.000

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