1942 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1942 Tennessee Volunteers football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Tulsa
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record9–1–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons
←  1941
1944  →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at South Carolina *
T 0–014,000 [1]
October 3 Fordham *
W 40–1425,000 [2]
October 10 Dayton *
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–6 [3]
October 17at No. 4 Alabama No. 15
L 0–825,000 [4]
October 24 Furman *No. 17
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 52–7 [5]
October 31No. 19 LSU No. 20
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 26–015,000 [6]
November 7 Cincinnati *No. 13
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 34–126,000 [7]
November 14vs. Ole Miss No. 11
W 14–010,000 [8]
November 21 Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 11
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 26–020,000 [9]
November 28at Vanderbilt No. 10
W 19–719,000 [10]
January 1vs. No. 4 Tulsa No. 7
W 14–770,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP 15т (1)17т20131111107

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Al HustEnd329 Chicago Cardinals

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References

  1. ↑ "Vols, Gamecocks in 0–0 tie". The Greenville News. September 27, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee Vols manhandle Fordham Rams, 40–14". The Knoxville Journal. October 4, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee jars Dayton's molars but Flyers get one score". The Journal Herald. October 11, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Fighting Vols fall before Alabama, 8–0". The Birmingham News. October 18, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Crippled Furman humbles by Tennessee, 52–7". The Greenville News. October 25, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Second-quarter assault carries Tennessee to easy victory over Louisiana State University". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee boys plow under Bearcats by score of 34–12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Vols find early scoring good insurance at Memphis". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 15, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kentucky bows to Tennessee Volunteers by score of 26 to 0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 22, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vols down fighting Vandy, 19–7, take Sugar Bowl bid". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vols make breeze of Tulsa's Golden Hurricane, 14–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 2, 1943. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 120
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