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Tennessee

SEC · 1941 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
4th
3–1 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
872–404–51
0.676 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1938, 1950, 1998
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 17 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 62
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras

1941 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–4–2W 32–6
7Week 7 · Oct 7Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON9–1L 0–19
8Week 8 · Oct 14DAYTONUnranked—W 26–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC9–2L 2–9
10Week 10 · Oct 28CINCINNATIUnranked—W 21–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4LSUH2HSEC4–4–2W 13–6
12Week 12 · Nov 11SAMFORDUnranked—W 28–6
13Week 13 · Nov 18Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 14–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–4W 20–7
15Week 15 · Dec 2Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC8–2W 26–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.717
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-3+27
  • Vanderbilt +8
  • Boston College +7
  • Kentucky +5
  • LSU +4
  • Furman +3
  • Duke -1
  • Alabama -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.800 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#29W14#16W15#16Regular Season Final#16Post-Season W2#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+26
-19
+26
-7
+15
+7
+22
+7
+13
+19

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#231936#301937#11938#151939#61940

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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