1941 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record8–2 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Mississippi State $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
No. 18 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Georgia 3 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 17 Ole Miss 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
LSU 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Tulane 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Auburn 0 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team, also known as the Vols, was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Barnhill, the Volunteers compiled an 8–2 record (3–1 against SEC opponents), finished second in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 182 to 73/[1][2] The team played its home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Furman*
W 32–612,000[3]
October 4at Duke*
L 0–1945,000[4]
October 11Dayton*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 26–0[5]
October 18No. 4 Alabama
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 2–937,000[6]
October 25Cincinnati*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 21–67,000[7]
November 1at LSU
W 13–630,000[8]
November 8Howard (AL)*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–64,000[9]
November 15at No. 18 Boston College*
W 14–732,000[10]
November 22at Kentucky
W 20–714,000[11]
November 29No. 12 Vanderbiltdagger
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 26–730,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1942 NFL draft

Four Tennessee players were selected in the 1942 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Johnny Butler Back 7 51 Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray Graves Center 9 73 Philadelphia Eagles
Ike Peel Back 15 132 Cleveland Rams
Don Edmiston Tackle 17 160 Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ^ "1941 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Tom Anderson (September 21, 1941). "Tennessee Vols Conquer Plucky Furman Team, 32-6". The Knoxville Journal. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (October 5, 1941). "Duke Smashes Tennessee, 19 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Tom Anderson (October 12, 1941). "Slater Sparks Vols To 26-0 Victory Over Flyers". The Knoxville Journal. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Tom Anderson (October 19, 1941). "Alabama Defeats Inspired Tennessee Eleven, 9-2". The Knoxville Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Harry P. Snyder (October 26, 1941). "Tennessee Sophs Beat Cincinnati". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Norman Walker (November 2, 1941). "30,000 See Tennessee Defeat Ole Lou Eleven". The Shreveport Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Tom Anderson (November 9, 1941). "Tennessee Vanquishes Howard, 28-6, As Small Congregation Wishes It Were At Home By Fire". The Knoxville Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols Defeat BC, 14-7, On 4th Period Score". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 41C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jimmy Jones (November 23, 1941). "Kentucky Scores In First 3 Minutes, Then Tennessee Rolls to 20-7 Triumph". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Tom Anderson (November 30, 1941). "Volunteers Beat Vandy, 26 To 7". The Knoxville Journal. pp. Main 1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  14. ^ "1942 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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