1941 Kentucky

5–⁠4 (0–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by A.D. Kirwan.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1941, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 37–14; won at Washington and Lee 7–0; lost vs. Vanderbilt 15–39; won at Xavier 21–6; won vs. West Virginia 18–6; lost at No. 15 Alabama 0–30; lost at Georgia Tech 13–20; won vs. Rhodes 33–19; lost vs. Tennessee 7–20+23−30Won 37–14 vs. Virginia Tech+23Virginia TechWon 7–0 at Washington and Lee+7Washington and …Lost 15–39 vs. Vanderbilt-24VanderbiltWon 21–6 at Xavier+15XavierWon 18–6 vs. West Virginia+12West VirginiaLost 0–30 at No. 15 Alabama-30No. 15 AlabamaLost 13–20 at Georgia Tech-7Georgia TechWon 33–19 vs. Rhodes+14RhodesLost 7–20 vs. Tennessee-13Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

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.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠4 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
151–⁠154
Coach
A.D. Kirwan
Elo
1478 −35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.5 No. 74 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.