1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1941 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 18
1941 record 8–2 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach John Barnhill
Home stadium Shields-Watkins Field
1941 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 Mississippi State $ 4 0 1     8 1 1
#18 Tennessee 3 1 0     8 2 0
#20 Alabama 5 2 0     9 2 0
#14 Georgia 3 1 1     9 1 1
#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
Auburn 1 3 0     4 6 0
Kentucky 0 4 0     5 4 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Tennessee Volunteers (variously Tennessee, UT, or the Vols) represented the University of Tennessee in the 1941 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach John Barnhill, in his first year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2 overall, 3–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20 Furman* Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 32–6    
October 4 at Duke* Duke StadiumDurham, NC L 0–19    
October 11 Dayton* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 26–0    
October 18 No. 4 Alabama Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) L 2–9    
October 25 Cincinnati* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 21–6    
November 1 at LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 13–6    
November 8 Howard* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 28–6    
November 15 at No. 18 Boston College* Alumni Field • Chestnut Hill, MA W 14–7    
November 22 at Kentucky McLean StadiumLexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) W 20–7    
November 29 No. 12 Vanderbiltdagger Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 26–7    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

References

General

Specific

  1. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 120
  2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
  3. "1942 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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