1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Appearance
1941 Tennessee Volunteers football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 8–2 (3–1 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Shields–Watkins Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Furman* | W 32–6 | 12,000 | [3] | |
October 4 | at Duke* | L 0–19 | 45,000 | [4] | |
October 11 | Dayton* |
| W 26–0 | [5] | |
October 18 | No. 4 Alabama |
| L 2–9 | 37,000 | [6] |
October 25 | Cincinnati* |
| W 21–6 | 7,000 | [7] |
November 1 | at LSU | W 13–6 | 30,000 | [8] | |
November 8 | Howard (AL)* |
| W 28–6 | 4,000 | [9] |
November 15 | at No. 18 Boston College* |
| W 14–7 | 32,000 | [10] |
November 22 | at Kentucky | W 20–7 | 14,000 | [11] | |
November 29 | No. 12 Vanderbilt![]() |
| W 26–7 | 30,000 | [12] |
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1942 NFL draft
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1941 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tom Anderson (September 21, 1941). "Tennessee Vols Conquer Plucky Furman Team, 32-6". The Knoxville Journal. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (October 5, 1941). "Duke Smashes Tennessee, 19 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Anderson (October 12, 1941). "Slater Sparks Vols To 26-0 Victory Over Flyers". The Knoxville Journal. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Anderson (October 19, 1941). "Alabama Defeats Inspired Tennessee Eleven, 9-2". The Knoxville Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry P. Snyder (October 26, 1941). "Tennessee Sophs Beat Cincinnati". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Norman Walker (November 2, 1941). "30,000 See Tennessee Defeat Ole Lou Eleven". The Shreveport Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vols Defeat BC, 14-7, On 4th Period Score". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 41C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tom Anderson (November 30, 1941). "Volunteers Beat Vandy, 26 To 7". The Knoxville Journal. pp. Main 1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
- ^ "1942 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.