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1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJoe Atkinson
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons← 19401942 →
1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

The 1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 in conference play) and outscored opponents by a total of 260 to 89.

The highlight of the season was a defeat of seventh-ranked Alabama in a driving rainstorm in Nashville; up to that time, only the second time in Commodore history where they defeated a ranked team. On November 9, Vanderbilt played the school's 439th game and defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7, for the 300th win in program history.

Two Vanderbilt players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1941 All-SEC football team: center Bob Gude (AP-1, UP-1) and fullback Jack Jenkins (AP-1, UP-1).

Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 14 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

The Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Purdue*W 3–017,000
October 4Tennessee Tech*W 42–08,000
October 11at KentuckyW 39–1511,000
October 18Georgia TechNo. 18
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 14–715,000
October 25PrincetonNo. 15
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 46–714,000
November 1TulaneNo. 10
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 14–3422,000
November 8Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 20–05,000
November 162:00 p.m.at Louisville*W 68–04,000
November 22No. 7 Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 7–012,000
November 29at TennesseeNo. 12L 7–2630,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1941 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP181510———12—

References

  1. "1941 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. Alabama Crimson Tide 1941 Season Summary (PDF copy at www.rolltide.com)
  3. "All-Southeastern Team Is Selected". The Odessa American. December 1, 1941. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Sinkwich, Nelson, Jenkins and Hapes Selected on All-Southeastern Eleven". The Palm Beach Post. December 2, 1941.
  5. "Eight Teams Represented On UP Grid Squad". Bradford Evening Star. November 25, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved May 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vanderbilt Wins With Field Goal". The Indianapolis Star. September 28, 1941. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Will Grimsley (October 5, 1941). "Vandy Crushes Tenn-Tech Eagles, 42-0, Under Avalanche of Touchdowns". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Jimmy Jones (October 12, 1941). "Kentucky Blows Early 15-Point Lead, Vandy Grabs 39-15 Decision". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Escar Thompson (October 19, 1941). "Vanderbilt Remains Unbeaten". The Jackson Sun. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vandy Routs Game but Outclassed Princeton by 46 to 7". The Nashville Tennessean. October 26, 1941. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Raymond Johnson (November 2, 1941). "Tulane Crushes Vanderbilt 34-13 With Great Power Display: Green Wave Rallies To Gain Triumph". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Will Grimsley (November 9, 1941). "Vandy Tops Sewanee 20-0 With Early Scoring Thrusts". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Fitzgerald, Tommy (November 15, 1941). "Barring Reprieve, U. of L. Faces Vandy Here Today". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. Tommy Fitzgerald (November 16, 1941). "U.L. Holds Vandy On 1-Foot Line, Scoreless In 1st Period, But Commodores Win Game 68-0". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Commodores best Tide for muddy 7 to 0 victory". The Tuscaloosa News. November 23, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  17. Tom Anderson (November 30, 1941). "Volunteers Beat Vandy, 26 To 7". The Knoxville Journal. pp. Main 1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Coaching Records Game by Game: Red Sanders 1941". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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