1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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.

1941 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	8–2 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach	John Barnhill (1st season)
Home stadium	Shields–Watkins Field
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Mississippi State $	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
No. 18 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Georgia	3	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 17 Ole Miss	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
LSU	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Tulane	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Auburn	0	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Furman*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 32–6	12,000	[3]
October 4	at Duke*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–19	45,000	[4]
October 11	Dayton*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 26–0		[5]
October 18	No. 4 Alabama	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 2–9	37,000	[6]
October 25	Cincinnati*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 21–6	7,000	[7]
November 1	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–6	30,000	[8]
November 8	Howard (AL)*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 28–6	4,000	[9]
November 15	at No. 18 Boston College*	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 14–7	32,000	[10]
November 22	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 20–7	14,000	[11]
November 29	No. 12 Vanderbilt	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 26–7	30,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1942 NFL draft

Four Tennessee players were selected in the 1942 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Johnny Butler	Back	7	51	Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray Graves	Center	9	73	Philadelphia Eagles
Ike Peel	Back	15	132	Cleveland Rams
Don Edmiston	Tackle	17	160	Chicago Bears

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References

1. "1941 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
2. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
3. Tom Anderson (September 21, 1941). "Tennessee Vols Conquer Plucky Furman Team, 32-6". The Knoxville Journal. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Frank B. Gilbreth (October 5, 1941). "Duke Smashes Tennessee, 19 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Tom Anderson (October 12, 1941). "Slater Sparks Vols To 26-0 Victory Over Flyers". The Knoxville Journal. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Tom Anderson (October 19, 1941). "Alabama Defeats Inspired Tennessee Eleven, 9-2". The Knoxville Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Harry P. Snyder (October 26, 1941). "Tennessee Sophs Beat Cincinnati". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Norman Walker (November 2, 1941). "30,000 See Tennessee Defeat Ole Lou Eleven". The Shreveport Times. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Tom Anderson (November 9, 1941). "Tennessee Vanquishes Howard, 28-6, As Small Congregation Wishes It Were At Home By Fire". The Knoxville Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Vols Defeat BC, 14-7, On 4th Period Score". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 41C – via Newspapers.com.
11. Jimmy Jones (November 23, 1941). "Kentucky Scores In First 3 Minutes, Then Tennessee Rolls to 20-7 Triumph". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Tom Anderson (November 30, 1941). "Volunteers Beat Vandy, 26 To 7". The Knoxville Journal. pp. Main 1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
14. "1942 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.