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1941 Ole Miss

6–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Harry Mehre, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1941, game by game: lost at Georgetown 6–16; won vs. Rhodes 27–0; tied at Georgia 14–14; won at Holy Cross 21–0; won at No. 10 Tulane 20–13; won at Marquette 12–6; won at LSU 13–12; won vs. Arkansas 18–0; lost vs. Mississippi State 0–6+27−10Lost 6–16 at Georgetown-10GeorgetownWon 27–0 vs. Rhodes+27RhodesTied 14–14 at Georgia0GeorgiaWon 21–0 at Holy Cross+21Holy CrossWon 20–13 at No. 10 Tulane+7No. 10 TulaneWon 12–6 at Marquette+6MarquetteWon 13–12 at LSU+1LSUWon 18–0 vs. Arkansas+18ArkansasLost 0–6 vs. Mississippi State-6Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atGeorgetownL 6–⁠1642%
Oct 4vsRhodesW 27–⁠089%
Oct 10atGeorgiaT 14–⁠1452%
Oct 18atHoly CrossW 21–⁠052%
Oct 25at10TulaneW 20–⁠1341%
Nov 1atMarquetteW 12–⁠667%
Nov 8atLSUW 13–⁠1262%
Nov 22vsArkansasW 18–⁠080%
Nov 29vsMississippi StateL 0–⁠658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 6–⁠0; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 17
  2. Wk 4: 16
  3. Wk 5: 15
  4. Wk 6: 15
  5. Wk 7: 14
  6. Final: 17

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
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 14
Points
131–⁠67
Coach
Harry Mehre
Elo
1648 +46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.7 No. 16 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
J.W. “Wobble” Davidson and Homer Larry Hazel

Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 1Merle Hapes FBNew York Giants

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Bill EubanksOTAP-1
  • Homer “Larry” Hazel Jr.OGAP-1; UP-1
  • Merle HapesRBAP-1

Second team

  • Oscar BrittOGAP-2
  • John HoviousRBAP-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

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.