1941 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1941 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 3–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach|

* William Alexander (22nd season)

Captain| Charles R. Sanders
Home stadium| Grant Field

Seasons

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1942 ->

1941 Southeastern Conference football standings

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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 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]

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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October 4| Chattanooga*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 20–0| 10,000| [3]
October 11| Notre Dame*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–20| 31,000| [4]
October 18| at No. 18 Vanderbilt|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| L 7–14| 15,000| [5]
October 25| Auburn|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| W 28–14| 20,000| [6]
November 1|  No. 4 Duke*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 0–14| 28,000| [7]
November 8| Kentucky|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| W 20–13| 15,000| [8]
November 15| at No. 9 Alabama|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL (rivalry)

| L 0–20| 25,000| [9]
November 22| at Florida|

* Florida Field
* Gainesville, FL

| L 7–14| 15,000| [10]
November 29|  No. 20 Georgia|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–21| 31,000| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1941 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ John Martin (October 5, 1941). "Georgia Tech Downs Stubborn Chattanooga Team, 20-0". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 6B - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Jack Troy (October 12, 1941). "Irish Score in First Three Quarters To Beat Tech, 20 to 0: Juzwik's Long Jaunt Features Irish Victory". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2D.
5. ^ Escar Thompson (October 19, 1941). "Vanderbilt Remains Unbeaten". The Jackson Sun. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Johnny Bradberry (October 26, 1941). "Rejuvenated Jackets Rout Tigers, 28-14". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3D.
7. ^ Jack Troy (November 2, 1941). "Duke 14, Tech 0: Outplayed Duke Scores Twice On Long Aerials". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1D, 3D - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Johnny Bradberry (November 9, 1941). "Tech Spills 'Cats, 20-13". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2D - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tide throttles Tech Tornado with 3-touchdown parade". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 16, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
10. ^ Johnny Bradberry (November 23, 1941). "Florida Tallies Twice in Third To Beat Georgia Tech, 14 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2D - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Jack Troy (November 30, 1941). "Georgia Rips Tech, 21-0, Gets Orange Bowl Bid". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2D - via Newspapers.com.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues|

* Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904)
* Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902)
* Athletic Park Grounds (1894)
* The Flats (1905–1907, 1912)
* Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911)
* Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

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* Alabama
* Auburn
* Clemson
* Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
* Tennessee
* Vanderbilt
* Virginia Tech

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* Marching band
* Heisman shift
* 1916 Cumberland game
* 1990 Virginia game
* 2015 Florida State game

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