1942 Florida Gators football team

1942 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Corry
O'Neal Hill
Home stadiumFlorida Field
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 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,[1] and lost several more players during the season,[2] leading to diminishing success as the schedule progressed.

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.[3]

Florida was ranked at No. 87 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Lieb Expects Good Gator Grid Prospects", The Palm Beach Post, (May 27, 1944). Retrieved November 8, 2011.
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  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.