1941 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1941 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record6–2–1 (2–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJ. W. "Wobble" Davidson, Homer Larry Hazel
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
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 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–1–1 against SEC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 67, finished fifth in the conference, and were ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll.[1] The Rebels played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss was ranked in the final AP Poll for the first time in school history.

J.W. "Wobble" Davidson and guard Homer "Larry" Hazel Jr. were the team captains.[2] Six Ole Miss players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) for the 1941 All-SEC football team: Hazel (AP-1, UP-1); halfback Merle Hapes (AP-1); tackle Bill Eubanks (AP-1); halfback Junie Hovious (AP-2); guard Oscar Britt (AP-2); and tackle Chet Kozel (AP-3).

  1. ^ "1941 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. ^ 2016 Ole Miss media guide[permanent dead link]. pg. 79.