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1941 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1941
teamFlorida Gators
sportfootball
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
short_confSEC
record4–6
conf_record1–3
head_coachTom Lieb
hc_year2nd
captainBill Robinson
stadiumFlorida Field

The 1941 Florida Gators football team was an American football team that represented the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Lieb, the Gators compiled a 4–6 record (1–3 against SEC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 149 to 97. The season's highlights included a 14–0 road win over the Miami Hurricanes and a 14–7 homecoming victory over Georgia Tech.

Three Florida players were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1941 All-SEC football team: Fergie Ferguson (AP-2, UP-1); tackle Milton Hull (AP-3); and halfback Tommy Harrison (AP-3). Ferguson was the Gators' second-ever first-team All-SEC selection. He also received an honorable mention All-American by Grantland Rice in Collier's magazine. He led the team in both points scored (36) and minutes played (420).

Florida was ranked at No. 67 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

The team played its home games at Florida Field in Gainesville, Florida.

Schedule

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Season summary

Miami

Ferguson scored both touchdowns on receptions of 45 and 74 yards in the upset of Miami, while totaling 123 yards; The Miami Herald reported the game score as "Forrest Ferguson 14; University of Miami 0."--

References

References

  1. "1941 Florida Gators Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. (December 1, 1941). "All-Southeastern Team Is Selected". The Odessa American.
  3. (December 2, 1941). "Sinkwich, Nelson, Jenkins and Hapes Selected on All-Southeastern Eleven". The Palm Beach Post.
  4. (November 25, 1941). "Eight Teams Represented On UP Grid Squad". Bradford Evening Star.
  5. Grantland Rice, "The All-America Football Team", ''Collier's'', p. 78 (December 13, 1941).
  6. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal.
  7. "Florida 2006 Media Guide". University Athletic Association, Inc..
  8. Holmes Alexander. (September 21, 1941). "Gators Score 26-0 Win In Grid Opener". Tampa Sunday Tribune.
  9. Bob Hartley. (September 28, 1941). "Miss. State Beats Florida With 4th Period Touchdown". Clarion-Ledger.
  10. Wayne Oliver. (October 5, 1941). "Florida Gators Smother Tampa Spartans Under 46 to 6 Score". Sunday News-Democrat.
  11. Perry Lewis. (October 12, 1941). "Florida Sunk By Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  12. (October 19, 1941). "Maryland Rallies With 58-Yard Pass Play To Nip Florida Eleven, 13-12". The Baltimore Sun.
  13. Norman Walker. (October 26, 1941). "Field Goal Wins for Louisiana State University Over Florida". The Shreveport Times.
  14. Jack Troy. (November 9, 1941). "Sinkwich Superb as Bulldogs Romp, 19-3". The Atlanta Constitution.
  15. Guy Butler. (November 16, 1941). "Gator Passes Down U. of M.". The Miami News.
  16. Johnny Bradberry. (November 23, 1941). "Florida Tallies Twice in Third To Beat Georgia Tech, 14 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution.
  17. (December 21, 1941). "U.C.L.A. Bruins Outscore Florida Gators, 30 to 27". Sunday News-Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida).
  18. ''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (2015-12-08 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.)
  19. 1942 ''Seminole'' (University of Florida yearbook), approximately p. 166.
  20. Associated Press, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19540520&id=Pc0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZnoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4945,2161001 Funeral Rites Held For Forrest Ferguson, Gator Grid All-America]," ''St. Petersburg Times'', p. 14 (May 20, 1954). Retrieved September 25, 2014.
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