1942 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1942 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium McLean Stadium
Seasons
←  1941
1944  →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
No. 10 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
LSU 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 16 Auburn 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Florida 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Tulane 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Kentucky 0 –5 –03 –6 –1
Ole Miss 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1942 college football season. [1] The season opened with a one-point loss to Georgia.

Kentucky was ranked at No. 47 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Georgia
L 6–710,500 [3]
September 25at Xavier *
W 35–1912,000 [4]
October 3 Washington and Lee *
W 53–0 [5]
October 10 Vanderbilt
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–7 [6]
October 17at VPI *
T 21–2110,000 [7]
October 24 No. 3 Alabama
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–1414,000 [8]
October 30at George Washington *
W 27–65,000 [9]
November 7at No. 3 Georgia Tech
L 7–4720,000 [10]
November 14 West Virginia *
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–7 [11]
November 21at Tennessee
L 0–2620,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1942 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  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. ↑ "Georgia rallies to edge Kentucky in fourth, 7–6". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky Wildcats thump Muskies by score of 35–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 26, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wildcats wallop Generals, 53 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 4, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Simmons sparks Vandy to 7–6 victory over Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 11, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Virginia Tech Ties Kentucky With Rally". The Tuscaloosa News . October 18, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Alabama takes advantage of breaks to triumph over Kentucky Cats, 14–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kentucky rolls 27 to 6 over George Washington". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tech romps Kentucky 47 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Kentucky Wildcats defeated by West Virginia Mountaineers, 7 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 15, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Kentucky bows to Tennessee Volunteers by score of 26 to 0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 22, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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