1941 Vanderbilt
8–2 (3–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Red Sanders. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Alabama 7–0Nov 22
Alabama was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | at Purdue | W 3–0 | 37% |
| Oct 4 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 42–0 | 92% |
| Oct 11 | at Kentucky | W 39–15 | 33% |
| Oct 18 | vs Georgia Tech | W 14–7 | 64% |
| Oct 25 | vs Princeton | W 46–7 | 68% |
| Nov 1 | vs Tulane | L 14–34 | 52% |
| Nov 8 | vsSewanee | W 20–0 | 83% |
| Nov 15 | at Louisville | W 68–0 | 90% |
| Nov 22 | vs 7Alabama | W 7–0 | 42% |
| Nov 29 | at Tennessee | L 7–26 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 26–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 18
- Wk 2: 15
- Wk 3: 10
- Wk 7: 12
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 3–2 6th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 10
- Points
- 260–89
- Coach
- Red Sanders
- Elo
- 1553 +100 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.2 No. 32 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joe Atkinson
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-SEC
2 first teamFirst team
Bob GudeCAP-1; UP-1- Jack JenkinsFBAP-1; UP-1
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mississippi State | 4–0–1 | 8–1–1 | 16 |
| Tennessee | 3–1 | 8–2 | 18 |
| Alabama | 5–2 | 9–2 | 20 |
 Georgia | 3–1–1 | 9–1–1 | 14 |
 Ole Miss | 2–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 17 |
| Vanderbilt | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
 LSU | 2–2–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| Tulane | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| Georgia Tech | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
 Florida | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
 Auburn | 0–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kentucky | 0–4 | 5–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.