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The 1941 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University in Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jack Meagher, the Tigers compiled a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 0–4–1 in the SEC), finished in last place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 123 to 115.[1]

Record4–5–1 (0–4–1 SEC)
Headcoach
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1941 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5–1 (0–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAuburn Stadium
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
 1940
1942 
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1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Mississippi State $401811
No. 18 Tennessee310820
No. 20 Alabama520920
No. 14 Georgia311911
No. 17 Ole Miss211621
Vanderbilt320820
LSU222442
Tulane230540
Georgia Tech240360
Florida130460
Kentucky040540
Auburn041451
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Key players on the 1941 Auburn team included quarterback William Eugene Barrineau, halfback Monk Gafford, and tackle J. H. McClurkin. Cheatham was selected by the United Press as the first-team quarterback on the 1941 All-SEC football team.[2] Gafford was selected by the International News Service as a first-team halfback on the 1942 All-America team.

Auburn was ranked at No. 38 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

The team divided its home games between Auburn Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Howard (AL)*W 13–09,000[4]
October 4at TulaneL 0–3235,000[5]
October 11Louisiana Tech*W 34–08,500[6]
October 18SMU*L 7–2012,000[7]
October 25at Georgia TechL 14–2820,000[8]
November 1vs. GeorgiaL 0–717,000[9]
November 8No. 15 Mississippi State
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 7–1411,000[10]
November 15at LSUT 7–7[11]
November 22at Villanova*W 13–012,000[12]
November 29No. 16 Clemson*dagger
W 28–712,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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