1942 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Appearance
1942 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 3–6–1 (0–5 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Charles Walker |
Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 19 | Georgia |
| L 6–7 | 10,500 | [3] | ||
September 25 | at Xavier* |
| W 35–19 | 12,000 | [4] | ||
October 3 | Washington and Lee* | W 53–0 | [5] | ||||
October 10 | Vanderbilt |
| L 6–7 | [6] | |||
October 17 | at VPI* | T 21–21 | 10,000 | [7] | |||
October 24 | No. 3 Alabama |
| L 0–14 | 14,000 | [8] | ||
October 30 | at George Washington* | W 27–6 | 5,000 | [9] | |||
November 7 | at No. 3 Georgia Tech | L 7–47 | 20,000 | [10] | |||
November 14 | West Virginia* |
| L 0–7 | [11] | |||
November 21 | at Tennessee | L 0–26 | 20,000 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1942 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia rallies to edge Kentucky in fourth, 7–6". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky Wildcats thump Muskies by score of 35–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 26, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats wallop Generals, 53 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 4, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Simmons sparks Vandy to 7–6 victory over Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 11, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech Ties Kentucky With Rally". The Tuscaloosa News. October 18, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kentucky rolls 27 to 6 over George Washington". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech romps Kentucky 47 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky Wildcats defeated by West Virginia Mountaineers, 7 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 15, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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