1942 Tennessee Volunteers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1942
| team = Tennessee Volunteers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| APRank = 7
| record = 9–1–1
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = John Barnhill
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| champion = Sugar Bowl champion
| bowl = Sugar Bowl
| bowl_result = {{Tooltip|W|Won}} 14–7 vs. Tulsa
| next_year = 1944
}}
{{1942 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1942
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–0
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83124314/vols-gamecocks-in-00-tie/|work=The Greenville News|title=Vols, Gamecocks in 0–0 tie|date=September 27, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Fordham
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 40–14
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83124703/tennessee-vols-manhandle-fordham-rams-4/|work=The Knoxville Journal|title=Tennessee Vols manhandle Fordham Rams, 40–14|date=October 4, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Dayton
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 34–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83125036/tennessee-jars-daytons-molars-but-flyer/|work=The Journal Herald|title=Tennessee jars Dayton's molars but Flyers get one score|date=October 11, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–8
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83125728/fighting-vols-fall-before-alabama-80/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Fighting Vols fall before Alabama, 8–0|date=October 18, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 52–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83125884/cripples-furman-humbles-by-tennessee-52/|work=The Greenville News|title=Crippled Furman humbles by Tennessee, 52–7|date=October 25, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| rank = 20
| opponent = LSU
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 26–0
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83126039/second-quarter-assault-carries-tennessee/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Second-quarter assault carries Tennessee to easy victory over Louisiana State University|date=November 1, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 34–12
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83126241/tennessee-boys-plow-under-bearcats-by-sc/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Tennessee boys plow under Bearcats by score of 34–12|date=November 8, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Ole Miss
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Crump Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| score = 14–0
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83126513/vols-find-early-scoring-good-insurance-a/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Vols find early scoring good insurance at Memphis|date=November 15, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 26–0
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70819359/kentucky-bows-to-tennessee-volunteers/|work=Messenger-Inquirer|title=Kentucky bows to Tennessee Volunteers by score of 26 to 0|date=November 22, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Dudley Field
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 19–7
| attend = 19,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83126689/vols-down-fighting-vandy-197-take-sug/|work=The Nashville Tennessean|title=Vols down fighting Vandy, 19–7, take Sugar Bowl bid|date=November 29, 1942|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 1
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = Sugar Bowl
| score = 14–7
| attend = 70,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83126885/vols-make-breeze-of-tulsas-golden-hurri/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Vols make breeze of Tulsa's Golden Hurricane, 14–7|date=January 2, 1943|accessdate=August 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Rankings
{{see also|1942 college football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 8
| poll1_1=15т {{small|(1)}}
| poll1_2=17т
| poll1_3=20
| poll1_4=13
| poll1_5=11
| poll1_6=11
| poll1_7=10
| poll1_8=7
}}
Team players drafted into the NFL
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| align="center" style="background:#FF8200;color:#FFFFFF;"
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Al Hust | End | 3 | 29 | Chicago Cardinals |
References
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