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The 1941 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–1–1 against SEC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 67, finished fifth in the conference, and were ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll.[1] The Rebels played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss was ranked in the final AP Poll for the first time in school history.

APNo. 17
Record6–2–1 (2–1–1 SEC)
Headcoach
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1941 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record6–2–1 (2–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
  • J. W. "Wobble" Davidson
  • Homer Larry Hazel
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
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1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Mississippi State $4–0–18–1–1
No. 18 Tennessee3–1–08–2–0
No. 20 Alabama5–2–09–2–0
No. 14 Georgia3–1–19–1–1
No. 17 Ole Miss2–1–16–2–1
Vanderbilt3–2–08–2–0
LSU2–2–24–4–2
Tulane2–3–05–4–0
Georgia Tech2–4–03–6–0
Florida1–3–04–6–0
Kentucky0–4–05–4–0
Auburn0–4–14–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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J.W. "Wobble" Davidson and guard Homer "Larry" Hazel Jr. were the team captains.[2] Six Ole Miss players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) for the 1941 All-SEC football team: Hazel (AP-1, UP-1); halfback Merle Hapes (AP-1); tackle Bill Eubanks (AP-1); halfback Junie Hovious (AP-2); guard Oscar Britt (AP-2); and tackle Chet Kozel (AP-3).

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Georgetown*L 6–16[3]
October 4Southwestern (TN)*daggerW 27–04,500[4]
October 10at GeorgiaT 14–1425,000[5]
October 18at Holy Cross*W 21–022,000[6]
October 25at No. 10 TulaneW 20–1345,000[7]
November 1at Marquette*No. 17W 12–67,500[8]
November 8at LSUNo. 16W 13–1228,000[9]
November 22vs. Arkansas*No. 15W 18–010,000[10]
November 29Mississippi StateNo. 14
L 0–628,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
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AP——17т1615 (0.5)151417
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