1942 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1942 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1942 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his second year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, one loss and one tie (9–1–1 overall, 4–1 in the SEC), and concluded the season with a victory against Tulsa in the 1943 Sugar Bowl.
1942 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Tulsa | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 7 |
1942 record | 9–1–1 (4–1 SEC) |
Head coach | John Barnhill (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Georgia $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Mississippi State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | at South Carolina* | T 0–0 | |||
October 3 | Fordham* | W 40–14 | |||
October 10 | Dayton* |
| W 34–6 | ||
October 17 | at No. 4 Alabama | No. 15 | L 0–8 | 25,000 | |
October 24 | Furman* | No. 17 |
| W 52–7 | |
October 31 | No. 19 LSU | No. 20 |
| W 26–0 | |
November 7 | Cincinnati* | No. 13 |
| W 34–12 | |
November 14 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 11 | W 14–0 | ||
November 21 | Kentucky![]() | No. 11 |
| W 26–0 | |
November 28 | at Vanderbilt | No. 10 | W 19–7 | ||
January 1 | vs. No. 4 Tulsa | No. 7 | W 14–7 | 70,000 | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Al Hust | End | 3 | 29 | Chicago Cardinals |
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References
General
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
Specific
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 120
- 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- "1943 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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