1941 Georgia Tech

3–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by William Alexander.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1941, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 20–0; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–20; lost at No. 18 Vanderbilt 7–14; won vs. Auburn 28–14; lost vs. No. 4 Duke 0–14; won vs. Kentucky 20–13; lost at No. 9 Alabama 0–20; lost at Florida 7–14; lost vs. No. 20 Georgia 0–21+20−21Won 20–0 vs. Chattanooga+20ChattanoogaLost 0–20 vs. Notre Dame-20Notre DameLost 7–14 at No. 18 Vanderbilt-7No. 18 VanderbiltWon 28–14 vs. Auburn+14AuburnLost 0–14 vs. No. 4 Duke-14No. 4 DukeWon 20–13 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyLost 0–20 at No. 9 Alabama-20No. 9 AlabamaLost 7–14 at Florida-7FloridaLost 0–21 vs. No. 20 Georgia-21No. 20 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
82–⁠130
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1438 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.9 No. 61 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles R. Sanders

All-SEC

2 second team

Second team

  • George WebbEAP-2
  • Charles SandersOTAP-2

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

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.