1942 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1942 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–6–1 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach	Albert D. Kirwan (5th season)
Captain	Charles Walker
Home stadium	McLean Stadium
Seasons ←  1941 1944  →

1942 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
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
$ – 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Georgia	DuPont Stadium Louisville, KY	L 6–7	10,500	[3]
September 25	at Xavier *	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 35–19	12,000	[4]
October 3	Washington and Lee *	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 53–0		[5]
October 10	Vanderbilt	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 6–7		[6]
October 17	at VPI *	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	T 21–21	10,000	[7]
October 24	No. 3 Alabama	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–14	14,000	[8]
October 30	at George Washington *	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 27–6	5,000	[9]
November 7	at No. 3 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–47	20,000	[10]
November 14	West Virginia *	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–7		[11]
November 21	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–26	20,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.