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1942 Kentucky

3–⁠6–⁠1 (0–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by A.D. Kirwan.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1942, game by game: lost vs. Georgia 6–7; won at Xavier 35–19; won vs. Washington and Lee 53–0; lost vs. Vanderbilt 6–7; tied vs. Virginia Tech 21–21; lost vs. No. 3 Alabama 0–14; won at George Washington 27–6; lost at No. 3 Georgia Tech 7–47; lost vs. West Virginia 0–7; lost at No. 11 Tennessee 0–26+53−40Lost 6–7 vs. Georgia-1GeorgiaWon 35–19 at Xavier+16XavierWon 53–0 vs. Washington and Lee+53Washington and …Lost 6–7 vs. Vanderbilt-1VanderbiltTied 21–21 vs. Virginia Tech0Virginia TechLost 0–14 vs. No. 3 Alabama-14No. 3 AlabamaWon 27–6 at George Washington+21George Washingt…Lost 7–47 at No. 3 Georgia Tech-40No. 3 Georgia TechLost 0–7 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaLost 0–26 at No. 11 Tennessee-26No. 11 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsGeorgiaL 6–⁠742%
Sep 25atXavierW 35–⁠1973%
Oct 3vsWashington and LeeW 53–⁠074%
Oct 10vsVanderbiltL 6–⁠752%
Oct 17vsVirginia TechT 21–⁠2163%
Oct 24vs3AlabamaL 0–⁠1436%
Oct 30atGeorge WashingtonW 27–⁠664%
Nov 7at3Georgia TechL 7–⁠4727%
Nov 14vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠756%
Nov 21at11TennesseeL 0–⁠2618%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠5 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
155–⁠154
Coach
A.D. Kirwan
Elo
1453 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.3 No. 49 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles Walker

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 5Clyde Johnson OTCleveland Rams

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠111–⁠12
Tennessee4–⁠19–⁠1–⁠17
Georgia Tech4–⁠19–⁠25
Mississippi State5–⁠28–⁠218
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠310
LSU3–⁠27–⁠3
Auburn3–⁠36–⁠4–⁠116
Vanderbilt2–⁠46–⁠4
Florida1–⁠33–⁠7
Tulane1–⁠44–⁠5
Kentucky0–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠52–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.