Tennessee Football Team History
Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794 Stadium: Neyland Stadium Capacity: 104,079 Colors: Orange & White Coach: John Barnhill Conference: Southeastern-
1942 Season Highlights
John Barnhill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tennessee.
1942 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 @
South Carolina
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Fordham
40
14
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Dayton
34
6
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Alabama
0
8
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Furman
52
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Louisiana State
26
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Cincinnati
34
12
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Mississippi
14
0
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Kentucky
26
0
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Vanderbilt
19
7
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Tulsa
14
7
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1942 Season Totals
Record 9-1
-1
Points Scored 259
Scoring Average 23.5
Points Allowed 61
Defense Average 5.5
Opponents Record 45-33
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 1-1
-1
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 8-1-1
AP
1942 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1942 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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