1941 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1941 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against SEC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 130 to 82.[1]

Record3–6 (2–4 SEC)
Headcoach
CaptainCharles R. Sanders
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1941 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles R. Sanders
Home stadiumGrant Field
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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Georgia Tech was ranked at No. 40 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

The team played its home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Chattanooga*W 20–010,000[3]
October 11Notre Dame*
L 0–2031,000[4]
October 18at No. 18 VanderbiltL 7–1415,000[5]
October 25Auburn
W 28–1420,000[6]
November 1 No. 4 Duke*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–1428,000[7]
November 8Kentucky
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 20–1315,000[8]
November 15at No. 9 AlabamaL 0–2025,000[9]
November 22at FloridaL 7–1415,000[10]
November 29 No. 20 Georgia
L 0–2131,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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