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1942 Florida Gators football team

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Seasons
1944 →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1942 college football season. The season was Tom Lieb's third as Florida's head coach. By the autumn of 1942, World War II had begun to affect many college football programs. Florida lost several players and most of its coaching staff to the war effort before the season,[2] and lost several more players during the season,[3] leading to diminishing success as the schedule progressed.

The Gators began the season 3–1 but lost their final six contests to finish with a 3–7 overall record. Their 1–3 conference record placed ninth among twelve teams in the SEC.[4]

Schedule

September 19Jacksonville NAS*

L 7–20 September 26Randolph–Macon*

W 45–0 October 3Tampa*

W 26–6 October 10Auburn

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 6–0 October 16Villanova*

L 3–13 October 24No. 16 Mississippi Statedagger

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

L 12–26 October 31Maryland*

L 0–13 November 7No. 1 Georgia

  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, Florida

L 0–75 November 14Miami (FL)*

L 0–12 November 21No. 2 Georgia Tech

L 7–20

Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[4]

References

  1. ^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2006 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ Associated Press, "Tom Lieb Must Develop Not Only a Football Team but a Coaching Staff", St. Petersburg Times, p. 11 (September 3, 1944). Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Lieb Expects Good Gator Grid Prospects", The Palm Beach Post, (May 27, 1944). Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  4. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.