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The '''1942 Kentucky Wildcats football team''' represented the [[University of Kentucky]] in the [[1942 college football season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kentucky/1942-schedule.html|title=1942 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results}}</ref> The season opened with a one-point loss to [[1942 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]].

Kentucky was ranked at No. 47 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score System]] for 1942.<ref>{{cite news|title=Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2|newspaper=Twin City Sentinel|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 16, 1942|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Schedule==
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|September 19||[[1942 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]|DuPont Stadium|[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]]|L 6–7|10,500|<ref name="1942GA">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70810179/georgia-rallies-to-edge-kentucky-in/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Georgia rallies to edge Kentucky in fourth, 7–6|date=September 20, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|September 25|at|[[1942 Xavier Musketeers football team|Xavier]]<ncg>|Xavier Stadium|[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]]|W 35–19|12,000|<ref name="1942Xavier">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70811631/kentucky-wildcats-thump-muskies-by/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Kentucky Wildcats thump Muskies by score of 35–19|date=September 26, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|October 3||[[1942 Washington and Lee Generals football team|Washington and Lee]]<ncg>|[[Stoll Field/McLean Stadium]]|[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]]|W 53–0||<ref name="1942W&L">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70812874/wildcats-wallop-generals-53-to-0/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Wildcats wallop Generals, 53 to 0|date=October 4, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|October 10||[[1942 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]|Stoll Field/McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 6–7||<ref name="1942Kentucky">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70813950/simmons-sparks-vandy-to-76-victory/|work=The Tennessean|title=Simmons sparks Vandy to 7–6 victory over Kentucky|date=October 11, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|October 17|at|[[1942 VPI Gobblers football team|VPI]]<ncg>|[[Victory Stadium]]|[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]]|T 21–21|10,000|<ref>{{cite news |title=Virginia Tech Ties Kentucky With Rally |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19421018&id=v_U-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=N00MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6633,4507133 |newspaper=[[The Tuscaloosa News]] |date=October 18, 1942 |page=7 |access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref>

|October 24||No. 3 [[1942 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|Stoll Field/McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 0–14|14,000|<ref name="1942ALabama">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70815786/alabama-takes-advantage-of-breaks-to/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Alabama takes advantage of breaks to triumph over Kentucky Cats, 14–0|date=October 25, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|October 30|at|[[1942 George Washington Colonials football team|George Washington]]<ncg>|[[Griffith Stadium]]|[[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]|W 27–6|5,000|<ref name="1942GW">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70803987/kentucky-rolls-27-to-6-over-george/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Kentucky rolls 27 to 6 over George Washington|date=October 31, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|November 7|at|No. 3 [[1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]|[[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]|L 7–47|20,000|<ref name="1942GATech">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59619721/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Tech romps Kentucky 47 to 7|date=November 8, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|November 14||[[1942 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]<ncg>|Stoll Field/McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 0–7||<ref name="1942WVU">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70818310/kentucky-wildcats-defeated-by-west/|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=Kentucky Wildcats defeated by West Virginia Mountaineers, 7 to 0|date=November 15, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|November 21|at|[[1942 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]|[[Neyland Stadium|Shields–Watkins Field]]|[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]]|L 0–26|20,000|<ref name="1942Tennessee">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70819359/kentucky-bows-to-tennessee-volunteers/|work=Messenger-Inquirer|title=Kentucky bows to Tennessee Volunteers by score of 26 to 0|date=November 22, 1942|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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The '''1942 Kentucky Wildcats football team''' represented the [[University of Kentucky]] in the [[1942 college football season]].<ref>https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kentucky/1942-schedule.html</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:42, 20 October 2023

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

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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

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  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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