1941 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team

1941 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Crook Smith (13th season)

1941 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					7	–	0	–	0
Delaware			–					7	–	0	–	1
Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Navy			–					7	–	1	–	1
Georgetown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					3	–	4	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	6	–	0
Roanoke			–					3	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					2	–	5	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	4	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team represented the Georgia Teachers College—now known as Georgia Southern University—during the 1941 college football season. The team was led by Crook Smith, in his 13th and final year as head coach. Due to the outbreak of World War II, the football program was suspended after this season and was not revived until 1982.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	at Western Carolina	Cullowhee, NC	L 7–14
September 26	at Mississippi Southern	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–70	[1]
October 3	at South Georgia College	Douglas, GA	L 0–7
October 10	at Mercer	Macon, GA	L 0–25
October 17	at Troy State	Pace Field Troy, AL	L 0–25	[2]
October 24	Erskine	Statesboro, GA	L 0–7
November 7	at Middle Georgia College	Chochran, GA	W 16–0
November 7	Oglethorpe	Statesboro, GA	L 0–53	[3]
November 20	South Georgia College	Statesboro, GA	W 14–7
	Camp Croft (SC)		L 0–21

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References

1. "Southern gridmen overpower Georgia State team 70–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1941. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Troy Red Wave downs Georgia in home game". The Troy Messenger. October 18, 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Petrels beat Georgia State in 53–0 rout". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1941. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1941 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.