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1941 Georgia

9–⁠1–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Wallace Butts, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1941, game by game: won at Mercer 81–0; won vs. South Carolina 34–6; tied vs. Ole Miss 14–14; won at No. 20 Columbia 7–3; lost at Alabama 14–27; won vs. Auburn 7–0; won vs. Florida 19–3; won vs. Centre 47–6; won vs. Dartmouth 35–0; won at Georgia Tech 21–0; won vs. TCU 40–26+81−13Won 81–0 at Mercer+81MercerWon 34–6 vs. South Carolina+28South CarolinaTied 14–14 vs. Ole Miss0Ole MissWon 7–3 at No. 20 Columbia+4No. 20 ColumbiaLost 14–27 at Alabama-13AlabamaWon 7–0 vs. Auburn+7AuburnWon 19–3 vs. Florida+16FloridaWon 47–6 vs. Centre+41CentreWon 35–0 vs. Dartmouth+35DartmouthWon 21–0 at Georgia Tech+21Georgia TechWon 40–26 vs. TCU+14TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atMercerW 81–⁠087%
Oct 4vsSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠663%
Oct 10vsOle MissT 14–⁠1448%
Oct 18at20ColumbiaW 7–⁠337%
Oct 25atAlabamaL 14–⁠2737%
Nov 1vsAuburnW 7–⁠056%
Nov 8vsFloridaW 19–⁠364%
Nov 15vsCentreW 47–⁠692%
Nov 22vsDartmouthW 35–⁠063%
Nov 29atGeorgia TechW 21–⁠060%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsTCUOrange BowlW 40–⁠2652%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat TCU 40–⁠26 in the Orange Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 20
  2. Wk 7: 20
  3. Final: 14

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.

Heisman voteFrank Sinkwich, fourth

Led the nationFrank Sinkwich: rushing yards (1,103 yds)

Consensus All-AmericanFrank Sinkwich, RB

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
319–⁠85
Coach
Wallace Butts
Elo
1640 +154 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.5 No. 6 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

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.