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The 1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team, also known as the Vols, was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Barnhill, the Volunteers compiled an 8–2 record (3–1 against SEC opponents), finished second in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 182 to 73.[1][2] The team played its home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee.

APNo. 18
Record8–2 (3–1 SEC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Tennessee Volunteers football, Conference ...
1941 Tennessee Volunteers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record8–2 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
Seasons
 1940
1942 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
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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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Furman*W 32–612,000[3]
October 4at Duke*L 0–1945,000[4]
October 11Dayton*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 26–0[5]
October 18No. 4 Alabama
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
L 2–937,000[6]
October 25Cincinnati*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 21–67,000[7]
November 1at LSUW 13–630,000[8]
November 8Howard (AL)*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 28–64,000[9]
November 15at No. 18 Boston College*
W 14–732,000[10]
November 22at KentuckyW 20–714,000[11]
November 29No. 12 Vanderbiltdagger
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
W 26–730,000[12]
  • *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
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP18
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1942 NFL draft

Four Tennessee players were selected in the 1942 NFL draft.

More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Johnny ButlerBack751Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray GravesCenter973Philadelphia Eagles
Ike PeelBack15132Cleveland Rams
Don EdmistonTackle17160Chicago Bears
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