1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1941 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record8–2 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShields–Watkins 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 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.

  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.