1942 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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.

1942 Tennessee Volunteers football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 7
Record	9–1–1 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach	John Barnhill (2nd season)
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons ← 1941 1944 →

1942 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at South Carolina*		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	T 0–0	14,000	[1]
October 3	Fordham*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 40–14	25,000	[2]
October 10	Dayton*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 34–6		[3]
October 17	at No. 4 Alabama	No. 15	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 0–8	25,000	[4]
October 24	Furman*	No. 17	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 52–7		[5]
October 31	No. 19 LSU	No. 20	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 26–0	15,000	[6]
November 7	Cincinnati*	No. 13	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 34–12	6,000	[7]
November 14	vs. Ole Miss	No. 11	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 14–0	10,000	[8]
November 21	Kentucky	No. 11	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 26–0	20,000	[9]
November 28	at Vanderbilt	No. 10	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 19–7	19,000	[10]
January 1	vs. No. 4 Tulsa	No. 7	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	W 14–7	70,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1942 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	15т (1)	17т	20	13	11	11	10	7

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Al Hust	End	3	29	Chicago Cardinals