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1942 Tennessee

9–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Barnhill, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1942, game by game: tied at South Carolina 0–0; won vs. Fordham 40–14; won vs. Dayton 34–6; lost at No. 4 Alabama 0–8; won vs. Furman 52–7; won vs. No. 19 LSU 26–0; won vs. Cincinnati 34–12; won vs. Ole Miss 14–0; won vs. Kentucky 26–0; won at Vanderbilt 19–7; won vs. No. 6 Tulsa 14–7+45−8Tied 0–0 at South Carolina0South CarolinaWon 40–14 vs. Fordham+26FordhamWon 34–6 vs. Dayton+28DaytonLost 0–8 at No. 4 Alabama-8No. 4 AlabamaWon 52–7 vs. Furman+45FurmanWon 26–0 vs. No. 19 LSU+26No. 19 LSUWon 34–12 vs. Cincinnati+22CincinnatiWon 14–0 vs. Ole Miss+14Ole MissWon 26–0 vs. Kentucky+26KentuckyWon 19–7 at Vanderbilt+12VanderbiltWon 14–7 vs. No. 6 Tulsa+7No. 6 Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atSouth CarolinaT 0–⁠065%
Oct 3vsFordhamW 40–⁠1472%
Oct 10vsDaytonW 34–⁠697%
Oct 17at4AlabamaL 0–⁠842%
Oct 24vsFurmanW 52–⁠792%
Oct 31vs19LSUW 26–⁠060%
Nov 7vsCincinnatiW 34–⁠1294%
Nov 14vsOle MissW 14–⁠079%
Nov 21vsKentuckyW 26–⁠082%
Nov 28atVanderbiltW 19–⁠762%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6TulsaSugar BowlW 14–⁠750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 14–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Final: 7

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
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 7
Points
259–⁠61
Coach
John Barnhill
Elo
1720 +92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.6 No. 6 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 4Al Hust EChicago Cardinals

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second 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.