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1941 Tennessee

8–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Barnhill, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1941, game by game: won vs. Furman 32–6; lost at Duke 0–19; won vs. Dayton 26–0; lost vs. Alabama 2–9; won vs. Cincinnati 21–6; won at LSU 13–6; won vs. Samford 28–6; won at No. 18 Boston College 14–7; won at Kentucky 20–7; won vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt 26–7+26−19Won 32–6 vs. Furman+26FurmanLost 0–19 at Duke-19DukeWon 26–0 vs. Dayton+26DaytonLost 2–9 vs. Alabama-7AlabamaWon 21–6 vs. Cincinnati+15CincinnatiWon 13–6 at LSU+7LSUWon 28–6 vs. Samford+22SamfordWon 14–7 at No. 18 Boston College+7No. 18 Boston CollegeWon 20–7 at Kentucky+13KentuckyWon 26–7 vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt+19No. 12 Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsFurmanW 32–⁠693%
Oct 4atDukeL 0–⁠1943%
Oct 11vsDaytonW 26–⁠097%
Oct 18vsAlabamaL 2–⁠970%
Oct 25vsCincinnatiW 21–⁠696%
Nov 1atLSUW 13–⁠653%
Nov 8vsSamfordW 28–⁠697%
Nov 15at18Boston CollegeW 14–⁠739%
Nov 22atKentuckyW 20–⁠765%
Nov 29vs12VanderbiltW 26–⁠772%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 26–⁠7; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 18

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.

Led the nationWalt Slater: punt return average (20.4)

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 18
Points
182–⁠73
Coach
John Barnhill
Elo
1691 +32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.8 No. 17 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 7Johnny Butler BPittsburgh Steelers

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.