1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team explained

Year:	1941
Team:	Tennessee Volunteers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Aprank:	19
Record:	8–2
Conf Record:	3–1
Head Coach:	John Barnhill
Hc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Shields–Watkins Field

The 1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team, also known as the Vols, was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Barnhill, the Volunteers compiled an 8–2 record (3–1 against SEC opponents), finished second in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 182 to 73/^{[1] [2]} The team played its home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee.

1942 NFL draft

Four Tennessee players were selected in the 1942 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Johnny Butler	Back	7	51	Pittsburgh Steelers
	Center	9	73	Philadelphia Eagles
Ike Peel	Back	15	132	Cleveland Rams
Don Edmiston	Tackle	17	160	Chicago Bears

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1941 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. September 17, 2019.
2. Book: 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book . 2011 . University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Office . Knoxville, Tennessee . 120 . March 11, 2012 . PDF . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201355/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011_record_book.pdf . dead .
3. 2011 Tennessee Football Record Book, p. 100
4. Web site: 1942 NFL Draft . Pro-Football-Reference.com . March 11, 2012.