1942 Florida Gators football team

The 1942 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1942 college football season. The season was Tom Lieb's third as Florida's head coach. By the autumn of 1942, World War II had begun to affect many college football programs. Florida lost several players and most of its coaching staff to the war effort before the season,[2] and lost several more players during the season,[3] leading to diminishing success as the schedule progressed.

1942 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1942 record3–7 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Corry
O'Neal Hill
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(Capacity: 22,000)[1]
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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 Gators began the season 3–1 but lost their final six contests to finish with a 3–7 overall record. Their 1–3 conference record placed ninth among twelve teams in the SEC.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19vs. Jacksonville NAS*L 7–20
September 26Randolph–Macon*W 45–0
October 3at Tampa*W 26–6
October 10Auburn
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 6–0
October 16at Villanova*L 3–13
October 24No. 16 Mississippi State
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 12–26
October 31vs. Maryland*L 0–13
November 7vs. No. 1 Georgia
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
L 0–75
November 14at Miami (FL)*L 0–12
November 21at No. 2 Georgia TechL 7–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[4]

References

  1. University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2006 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. Associated Press, "Tom Lieb Must Develop Not Only a Football Team but a Coaching Staff", St. Petersburg Times, p. 11 (September 3, 1944). Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  3. Lieb Expects Good Gator Grid Prospects", The Palm Beach Post, (May 27, 1944). Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  4. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
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