1942 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1942 Tennessee Volunteers football
Sugar Bowl Champions
Sugar Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#7
1942 record	9–1–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach	John Barnhill
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons « 1941 1943 »

1942 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Georgia †	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#5 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#7 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#18 Mississippi State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#10 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#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 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at South Carolina*		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC	T 0–0
October 3	Fordham*		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 40–14
October 10	Dayton*		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 34–6
October 17	at #4 Alabama	#15	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 0–8
October 24	Furman*	#17	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 52–7
October 31	#19 LSU	#20	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 26–0
November 7	Cincinnati*	#13	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 34–12
November 14	at Ole Miss	#11	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 14–0
November 21	Kentucky	#11	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	W 26–0
November 28	at Vanderbilt	#10	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 19–7
January 1, 1943	vs. #4 Tulsa	#7	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	W 14–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players drafted into in 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. 

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