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1941 Alabama

9–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1941, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 47–6; lost vs. Mississippi State 0–14; won at Samford 61–0; won at Tennessee 9–2; won vs. Georgia 27–14; won vs. Kentucky 30–0; won at No. 14 Tulane 19–14; won vs. Georgia Tech 20–0; lost at Vanderbilt 0–7; won at Miami 21–7; won vs. No. 2 Texas A&M 29–21+61−14Won 47–6 vs. Louisiana+41LouisianaLost 0–14 vs. Mississippi State-14Mississippi Sta…Won 61–0 at Samford+61SamfordWon 9–2 at Tennessee+7TennesseeWon 27–14 vs. Georgia+13GeorgiaWon 30–0 vs. Kentucky+30KentuckyWon 19–14 at No. 14 Tulane+5No. 14 TulaneWon 20–0 vs. Georgia Tech+20Georgia TechLost 0–7 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltWon 21–7 at Miami+14MiamiWon 29–21 vs. No. 2 Texas A&M+8No. 2 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsLouisianaW 47–⁠695%
Oct 4vsMississippi StateL 0–⁠1446%
Oct 11atSamfordW 61–⁠091%
Oct 18atTennesseeW 9–⁠230%
Oct 25vsGeorgiaW 27–⁠1463%
Nov 1vsKentuckyW 30–⁠068%
Nov 8at14TulaneW 19–⁠1441%
Nov 15vsGeorgia TechW 20–⁠076%
Nov 22atVanderbiltL 0–⁠758%
Nov 28atMiamiW 21–⁠783%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2Texas A&MCotton BowlW 29–⁠2138%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 29–⁠21 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 15
  2. Wk 4: 13
  3. Wk 5: 9
  4. Wk 6: 7
  5. Wk 7: 18
  6. Final: 20

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1941.

National championsa title the school claims

Consensus All-AmericanHolt Rast, E

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 7
Points
263–⁠85
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1667 +102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.2 No. 8 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Wyhonic

All-SEC

3 first team

First team

  • Holt RastEAP-1; UP-1
  • John WyhonicOGAP-1; UP-1
  • Jimmy NelsonRBAP-1; UP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1941 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Mississippi State4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠116
Tennessee3–⁠18–⁠218
Alabama5–⁠29–⁠220
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠114
Ole Miss2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠117
Vanderbilt3–⁠28–⁠2
LSU2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech2–⁠43–⁠6
Florida1–⁠34–⁠6
Auburn0–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠45–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.