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Georgia Bulldogs

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Founded: 1785
Stadium: Sanford Stadium
Capacity: 92,746
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Wallace Butts
Conference: Southeastern-

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1891 <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024

1941 Season Highlights

Wallace Butts enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Georgia.

1941 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Mercer	81	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. South Carolina	34	6	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Mississippi	14	14	T
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Columbia	7	3	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Alabama	14	27	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Auburn	7	0	W	@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Florida	19	3	W	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Centre	47	6	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Dartmouth	35	0	W
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Georgia Tech	21	0	W
Thu., Jan. 1	Texas Christian	40	26	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1941 Season Totals
Record	9-1 -1
Points Scored	319
Scoring Average	29.0
Points Allowed	85
Defense Average	7.7
Opponents Record	37-28
Conference Record	3-1
Home Record	5-0 -1
Away Record	3-1

1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
14	8-1-1	AP

1941 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	9-2	263	85	Won 29-21	4-2	85	51	Frank W. Thomas
Mississippi State	8-1-1	191	55		4-0-1	40	7	Allyn McKeen
Georgia	9-1-1	319	85	Won 40-26	3-1-1	75	44	Wallace Butts
Tennessee	8-2	182	73		3-1	61	29	John Barnhill
Vanderbilt	8-2	260	89		3-2	81	82	Harry R. Red Sanders
Mississippi	6-2-1	131	67		2-1-1	47	45	Harry J. Mehre
Tulane	5-4	220	95		2-3	93	72	Lowell P. Red Dawson
Louisiana State	4-4-2	119	93		2-2-2	54	40	Bernie H. Moore
Georgia Tech	3-6	82	130		2-4	62	96	William A. Bill Alexander
Florida	4-6	149	97		1-3	24	42	Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Kentucky	5-4	151	154		0-4	35	109	A.D. Kirwan
Auburn	4-5-1	123	115		0-4-1	28	88	John F. Jack Meagher

1941 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1941 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).