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Sports season
1941 Southeastern Conference football season
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 20, 1941 – January 1, 1942 (1941-09-20 – 1942-01-01)
Number of teams12
ChampionMississippi State
SEC seasons
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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 Southeastern Conference football season was the ninth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1941 college football season. Mississippi State compiled an 8–1–1 overall record, with a conference record of 4–0–1, and was SEC champion. This also marked the first season without Sewanee after they withdrew from the SEC and demphasized collegiate athletics.

Results and team statistics

Conf. rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record AP
final 		PPG PAG
1 Mississippi State Allyn McKeen 8–1–1 (.850) 4–0–1 (.900) No. 16 19.1 5.5
2 Tennessee John Barnhill 8–2–0 (.800) 3–1–0 (.750) No. 19 18.2 7.3
3 Alabama Frank Thomas 9–2–0 (.818) 5–2–0 (.714) No. 20 23.9 7.7
4 Georgia Wally Butts 9–1–1 (.864) 3–1–1 (.700) No. 14 29.0 7.7
5 Ole Miss Harry Mehre 6–2–1 (.722) 2–1–1 (.625) No. 17 14.6 7.4
6 Vanderbilt Red Sanders 8–2–0 (.800) 3–2–0 (.600) 26.0 8.9
7 LSU Bernie Moore 4–4–2 (.500) 2–2–2 (.500) 11.9 9.3
8 Tulane Red Dawson 5–4–0 (.556) 2–3–0 (.400) 24.4 10.6
9 Georgia Tech William Alexander 3–6–0 (.333) 2–4–0 (.333) 9.1 14.4
10 Florida Tom Lieb 4–6–0 (.400) 1–3–0 (.250) 14.9 9.7
11 Auburn Jack Meagher 4–5–1 (.450) 0–4–1 (.100) 12.3 11.5
12 Kentucky Albert D. Kirwan 5–4–0 (.556) 0–4–0 (.000) 16.8 17.1

Key
AP final = Rankings from AP sports writers. See 1941 NCAA football rankings
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC member tie
SEC teams in bold

Week Zero

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
September 20 Furman Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 32–6   12,000
September 20 Louisiana Tech LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 25–0   10,000
September 20 Randolph–Macon Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL W 26–0  

Week One

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
September 26 Howard (AL) Auburn Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL W 13–0   9,000
September 26 Ole Miss Georgetown Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC L 6–16   6,000
September 27 Southwestern Louisiana Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 47–6   6,000
September 27 Georgia Mercer Porter Field • Macon, GA W 81–0   12,000
September 27 Vanderbilt Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 3–0   17,000
September 27 Boston College Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 21–7   45,000
September 27 VPI Kentucky Manual Stadium • Louisville, KY W 37–14   8,000
September 27 Holy Cross LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 13–19   25,000
September 27 Florida Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS  MSS 6–0   13,000

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 4 South Carolina Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) W 34–6   17,000
October 4 Southwestern (TN) Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 27–0   4,500
October 4 Tennessee Tech Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 42–0   8,000
October 4 Chattanooga Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 20–0   10,000
October 4 Tampa Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL W 46–6  
October 4 Kentucky Washington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, VA W 7–0   3,000
October 4 Tennessee Duke Duke Stadium • Durham, NC L 0–19   45,000
October 4 LSU Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 0–34   18,000
October 4 Mississippi State Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)  MSS 14–0   20,000
October 4 Auburn Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)  TUL 32–0   35,000

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 10 Ole Miss Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA  T 14–14   25,000
October 11 Dayton Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 26–0   30,000
October 11 Howard (AL) Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL W 61–0   6,000
October 11 Louisiana Tech Auburn Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL W 34–0   8,500
October 11 Tulane Rice Rice Field • Houston, TX L 9–10   25,000
October 11 Notre Dame Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 0–20   31,000
October 11 Villanova Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL L 0–6   > 20,000
October 11 Mississippi State LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  T 0–0   30,000
October 11 Vanderbilt Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (rivalry)  VAN 39–15   11,000

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 18 Georgia No. 20 Columbia Baker Field • New York, NY W 7–3   27,000
October 18 Ole Miss Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 21–0   22,000
October 18 Rice LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 27–0   25,000
October 18 North Carolina No. 17 Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 52–6   33,000
October 18 Kentucky Xavier Xavier Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 21–6   11,000
October 18 Florida Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 12–13   7,500
October 18 SMU Auburn Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 7–20   12,000
October 18 No. 4 Alabama Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)  ALA 9–2   37,000
October 18 Georgia Tech No. 18 Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry)  VAN 14–7   15,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 25 Union (TN) Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS W 56–7   14,000
October 25 Cincinnati Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 21–6   7,000
October 25 Princeton No. 15 Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 46–7   14,000
October 25 West Virginia Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY W 18–6   7,000
October 25 Georgia Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  ALA 27–14   23,000
October 25 Ole Miss No. 10 Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)  OM 20–13   45,000
October 25 Florida LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  LSU 10–7   20,000
October 25 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  GT 28–14   20,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 1 No. 17 Mississippi State Southwestern (TN) Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN W 20–6  
November 1 No. 17 Ole Miss Marquette Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI W 12–6   7,500
November 1 No. 4 Duke Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 0–14   28,000
November 1 Tennessee LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA  TEN 13–6   30,000
November 1 Kentucky No. 15 Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL  ALA 30–0   11,000
November 1 Auburn Georgia Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry)  UGA 7–0   17,000
November 1 Tulane No. 10 Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  TUL 34–14   22,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 8 Howard (AL) Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 28–6   4,000
November 8 Sewanee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) W 20–0   5,000
November 8 No. 15 Mississippi State Auburn Legion Field • Birmingham, AL  MSS 14–7   11,000
November 8 No. 13 Alabama No. 14 Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  ALA 19–14   50,000
November 8 Florida Georgia Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)  UGA 19–3   21,000
November 8 No. 16 Ole Miss LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  OM 13–12   28,000
November 8 Kentucky Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  GT 20–13   15,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 15 Tennessee No. 18 Boston College Alumni Field • Chestnut Hill, MA W 14–7   32,000
November 15 Centre Georgia Ponce de Leon Park • Atlanta, GA W 47–6   5,000
November 15 Tulane NYU Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY W 45–0   10,000
November 15 Florida Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (rivalry) W 14–0   31,731
November 15 Southwestern (TN) Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY W 33–19   8,000
November 15 No. 13 Mississippi State No. 10 Duquesne Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA L 0–16   31,483
November 15 Georgia Tech No. 9 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  ALA 20–0   25,000
November 15 Auburn LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  T 7–7  
November 16 Vanderbilt Louisville duPont Manual Stadium • Louisville, KY W 68–0   4,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 22 Millsaps Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS W 49–6  
November 22 Dartmouth No. 20 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 35–0   > 18,000
November 22 Arkansas No. 15 Ole Miss Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry) W 18–0   10,000
November 22 Auburn Villanova Shibe Park • Philadelphia, PA W 13–0   12,000
November 22 Tennessee Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (rivalry)  TEN 20–7   14,000
November 22 No. 7 Alabama Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  VAN 7–0   12,000
November 22 Georgia Tech Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL  FLA 14–7   15,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 28 No. 18 Alabama Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL W 21–7   26,000
November 28 No. 16 Clemson Auburn Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) W 28–7   12,000
November 29 No. 14 Mississippi State Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry)  MSS 6–0   28,000
November 29 No. 12 Vanderbilt Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)  TEN 26–7   30,000
November 29 No. 20 Georgia Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  UGA 21–0   31,000
November 29 LSU Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)  LSU 19–0   50,764
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
December 6 No. 16 Mississippi State San Francisco Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 26–13   25,000
December 20 UCLA Florida Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 27–30   8,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Postseason

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
January 1, 1942 No. 20 Alabama No. 9 Texas A&M Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) W 29–21   38,000
January 1, 1942 TCU No. 14 Georgia Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) W 40–26   38,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

All-conference players

For the complete All-SEC selections, see 1941 All-SEC football team.

The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1941 All-SEC football team:

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 1941 College Football All-America Team.

Three SEC players were consensus first-team picks on the 1941 College Football All-America Team:

Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:

Head coaches

Records through the completion of the 1941 season

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school SEC record
Alabama Frank Thomas 11 111–24–6 (.809) 85–15–5 (.833) 42–10–4 (.786)
Auburn Jack Meagher 8 68–59–4 (.534) 42–33–9 (.554) 23–22–7 (.510)
Florida Tom Lieb 2 56–44–4 (.558) 9–11–0 (.450) 3–6–0 (.333)
Georgia Wally Butts 3 19–11–2 (.625) 19–11–2 (.625) 5–4–2 (.545)
Georgia Tech William Alexander 22 109–87–15 (.552) 109–87–15 (.552) 22–30–5 (.430)
Kentucky Albert D. Kirwan 4 18–16–3 (.527) 18–16–3 (.527) 3–12–3 (.250)
LSU Bernie Moore 7 59–34–6 (.626) 47–22–3 (.674) 24–15–2 (.610)
Mississippi State Allyn McKeen 3 39–9–2 (.800) 26–3–2 (.871) 11–2–2 (.800)
Ole Miss Harry Mehre 4 90–42–7 (.673) 31–8–1 (.788) 22–18–3 (.547)
Tennessee John Barnhill 1 8–2–0 (.800) 8–2–0 (.800) 3–1–0 (.750)
Tulane Red Dawson 6 36–19–4 (.644) 36–19–4 (.644) 16–13–3 (.547)
Vanderbilt Red Sanders 2 11–8–1 (.575) 11–8–1 (.575) 4–7–1 (.375)

1942 NFL draft

The following SEC players were selected in the 1942 NFL draft:

Round Overall Pick Player name School Position NFL team
1 8 Merle Hapes Ole Miss Fullback New York Giants
2 14 Lloyd Cheatham Auburn Back Chicago Cardinals
3 21 Rufus Deal Auburn Back Washington Redskins
5 33 Ernie Blandin Tulane Tackle Philadelphia Eagles
6 46 Harley McCollum Tulane Tackle Washington Redskins
6 48 Bob Glass Tulane Back New York Giants
7 51 John Butler Tennessee Back Pittsburgh Steelers
9 73 Ray Graves Tennessee Center Philadelphia Eagles
9 79 Noah Langdale Alabama Tackle Green Bay Packers
10 90 Noah Mullins Kentucky Back Chicago Bears
12 107 Jim Thibaut Tulane Back Brooklyn Dodgers
14 122 Tom Greene Georgia Tackle Cleveland Rams
14 123 John Wyhonic Alabama Guard Philadelphia Eagles
14 130 Bob Gude Vanderbilt Center Chicago Bears
15 132 Ike Peel Tennessee Back Cleveland Rams
17 160 Don Edmiston Tennessee Tackle Chicago Bears
18 168 Junie Hovious Ole Miss Back New York Giants
18 170 Holt Rast Alabama End Chicago Bears
19 174 Jimmy Nelson Alabama Back Chicago Cardinals
22 198 Milt Hull Florida Tackle New York Giants

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