Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | at South Carolina* | | | T 0–0 | 14,000 | [1] |
October 3 | Fordham* | | | W 40–14 | 25,000 | [2] |
October 10 | Dayton* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 34–6 | | [3] |
October 17 | at No. 4 Alabama | No. 15 | | L 0–8 | 25,000 | [4] |
October 24 | Furman* | No. 17 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 52–7 | | [5] |
October 31 | No. 19 LSU | No. 20 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 26–0 | 15,000 | [6] |
November 7 | Cincinnati* | No. 13 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 34–12 | 6,000 | [7] |
November 14 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 11 | | W 14–0 | 10,000 | [8] |
November 21 | Kentucky | No. 11 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| W 26–0 | 20,000 | [9] |
November 28 | at Vanderbilt | No. 10 | | W 19–7 | 19,000 | [10] |
January 1 | vs. No. 4 Tulsa | No. 7 | | W 14–7 | 70,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
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AP | 15т (1) | 17т | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
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- ^ "Vols, Gamecocks in 0–0 tie". The Greenville News. September 27, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Vols manhandle Fordham Rams, 40–14". The Knoxville Journal. October 4, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee jars Dayton's molars but Flyers get one score". The Journal Herald. October 11, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fighting Vols fall before Alabama, 8–0". The Birmingham News. October 18, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crippled Furman humbles by Tennessee, 52–7". The Greenville News. October 25, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second-quarter assault carries Tennessee to easy victory over Louisiana State University". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee boys plow under Bearcats by score of 34–12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols find early scoring good insurance at Memphis". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 15, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 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.
- ^ "Vols down fighting Vandy, 19–7, take Sugar Bowl bid". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols make breeze of Tulsa's Golden Hurricane, 14–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 2, 1943. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 120