volfanhill
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1941-42 Vols vs Kentucky in the SEC. For some reason the SEC site lists Kentucky as the champions. Another site lists co-champions. But Tennessee was 7-1 in SEC play vs 6-2 for Kentucky. View attachment 625406View attachment 625404
We played out the season. We beat Kentucky 46-40 in Knoxville in January and lost to them in Lexington in February. But they also lost to Alabama that season and that loss in Lexington was our only SEC loss.1941-42 Men's Southeastern Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
1941-42 Men's Southeastern Conference Season Summarywww.sports-reference.com
Weird. Maybe since the attack on Pearl Harbor happened mid-season some teams shut it down.
Due to the Pearl Harbor attack, many students, high school and college, dropped out of school and enlisted. This probably explains the why some schools continued to play and others didn't. Some perhaps finished the season and then enlisted.I think 1942 counts (though I was a couple generations from being born) but it seems like a season a bit like Covid…..some schools played it out, some didn’t….so I think you can make a very valid argument for 11 or 12.