1941 Florida Gators football team

1941 Florida Gators football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1941 record 4–6 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach Tom Lieb (2nd season)
Captain Bill Robinson
Home stadium Florida Field
(Capacity: 22,000)[1]
1941 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
Auburn 1 3 0  4 6 0
Kentucky 0 4 0  5 4 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1941 college football season. The season was Tom Lieb's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included a 14–0 road win over the Miami Hurricanes in Miami, and a hard-fought 14–7 homecoming victory the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 20 Randolph–Macon* Florida FieldGainesville, Florida W 26–0  
September 27 Mississippi State Scott FieldStarkville, Mississippi L 0–6  
October 4 Tampa* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 46–6  
October 11 Villanova* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida L 0–6  
October 18 Maryland* Byrd StadiumCollege Park, Maryland L 12–13  
October 25 LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana L 7–10  
November 8 Georgia Fairfield StadiumJacksonville, Florida L 3–19  
November 15 Miami (FL)* Burdine StadiumMiami, Florida W 14–0  
November 22 Georgia Techdagger Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 14–7  
December 20 UCLA* Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida L 27–30  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]

Postseason

After the season was over, end Fergie Ferguson was named the Gators' second-ever first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and an honorable mention All-American by Grantland Rice in Collier's magazine.[3] He led the team in both points scored (36) and minutes played (420).

References

  1. University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2006 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. Grantland Rice, "The All-America Football Team", Collier's, p. 78 (December 13, 1941). Retrieved September 26, 2014.
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