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1942 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1942 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (0–5 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Walker
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
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 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Georgia
L 6–710,500[3]
September 25at Xavier*
W 35–1912,000[4]
October 3Washington and Lee*
W 53–0[5]
October 10Vanderbilt
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–7[6]
October 17at VPI*
T 21–2110,000[7]
October 24 No. 3 Alabama
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–1414,000[8]
October 30at George Washington*
W 27–65,000[9]
November 7at No. 3 Georgia Tech
L 7–4720,000[10]
November 14West Virginia*
  • Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–7[11]
November 21at Tennessee
L 0–2620,000[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.


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