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1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football
National champion (one selector)
Cotton Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 20
1941 record 9–2 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach Frank Thomas (11th year)
Captain John Wyhonic
Home stadium Denny Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
« 1940 1942 »
1941 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 Mississippi State $ 4 – 0 – 1     8 – 1 – 1
#18 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
#20 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#14 Georgia 3 – 1 – 1     9 – 1 – 1
#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
Auburn 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
SW Louisiana 0 6 0 0 6
• Alabama 13 7 14 13 47
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
• Mississippi State 0 0 7 7 14
Alabama 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game attendance: 18,000
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
Howard 0 0 0 0 0
• Alabama 6 7 14 34 61
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Source:
Third Saturday in October
1 2 3 4 Total
• Alabama 3 6 0 0 9
Tennessee 0 0 2 0 2
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Shields-Watkins Field
    Knoxville, TN
  • Game attendance: 35,000
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia 0 7 0 7 14
• Alabama 13 7 7 0 27
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game attendance: 23,000
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0
• #15 Alabama 6 6 6 12 30
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game attendance: 11,000
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
• #13 Alabama 6 0 7 6 19
#14 Tulane 7 7 0 0 14
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Tulane Stadium
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game attendance: 50,000
  • Source:
1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia Tech 0 0 0 0 0
• #9 Alabama 0 6 7 7 20
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game attendance: 25,000
  • Source:

The 1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1941 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 48th overall and 9th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a victory in the Cotton Bowl Classic over Texas A&M. Alabama also claims a share of the 1941 national championship due to its selection as national champion by the Houlgate System.

The Crimson Tide opened the 1941 season with a non-conference victory over Southwestern Louisiana but lost to Mississippi State in the second game of the season. Alabama rebounded with six consecutive victories over Howard, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Tulane and Georgia Tech. As they entered their game against Vanderbilt, the Crimson Tide was ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll, but were upset 7–0 in Nashville. Alabama then closed the regular season with a road victory over Miami and defeated Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl Classic.


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