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1941 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against SEC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 130 to 82.[1] The team played its home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Chattanooga*
W 20–010,000[2]
October 11Notre Dame*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–2031,000[3]
October 18at No. 18 Vanderbilt
L 7–1415,000[4]
October 25Auburn
W 28–1420,000[5]
November 1 No. 4 Duke*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–1428,000[6]
November 8Kentucky
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–1315,000[7]
November 15at No. 9 Alabama
L 0–2025,000[8]
November 22at Florida
L 7–1415,000[9]
November 29 No. 20 Georgia
L 0–2131,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1941 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. ^ John Martin (October 5, 1941). "Georgia Tech Downs Stubborn Chattanooga Team, 20-0". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jack Troy (October 12, 1941). "Irish Score in First Three Quarters To Beat Tech, 20 to 0: Juzwik's Long Jaunt Features Irish Victory". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2D.
  4. ^ Escar Thompson (October 19, 1941). "Vanderbilt Remains Unbeaten". The Jackson Sun. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Johnny Bradberry (October 26, 1941). "Rejuvenated Jackets Rout Tigers, 28-14". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3D.
  6. ^ Jack Troy (November 2, 1941). "Duke 14, Tech 0: Outplayed Duke Scores Twice On Long Aerials". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Johnny Bradberry (November 9, 1941). "Tech Spills 'Cats, 20-13". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tide throttles Tech Tornado with 3-touchdown parade". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 16, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  9. ^ Johnny Bradberry (November 23, 1941). "Florida Tallies Twice in Third To Beat Georgia Tech, 14 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jack Troy (November 30, 1941). "Georgia Rips Tech, 21-0, Gets Orange Bowl Bid". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
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