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1941 Ole Miss Rebels football
1941 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	6–2–1 (2–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Harry Mehre (4th season);
Captain	J. W. "Wobble" Davidson, Homer Larry Hazel
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium
	Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team		W		L			W		L
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
Kentucky	0	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Auburn	0	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harry Mehre, the Rebels compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–1–1 against SEC opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 67, finished fifth in the conference, and were ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll.^[1] The Rebels played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss was ranked in the final AP Poll for the first time in school history.

J.W. "Wobble" Davidson and guard Homer "Larry" Hazel Jr. were the team captains.^[2] Six Ole Miss players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) for the 1941 All-SEC football team: Hazel (AP-1, UP-1); halfback Merle Hapes (AP-1); tackle Bill Eubanks (AP-1); halfback Junie Hovious (AP-2); guard Oscar Britt (AP-2); and tackle Chet Kozel (AP-3).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Georgetown*		Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–16		^[3]
October 4	Southwestern (TN)*		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 27–0	4,500	^[4]
October 10	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	T 14–14	25,000	^[5]
October 18	at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 21–0	22,000	^[6]
October 25	at No. 10 Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 20–13	45,000	^[7]
November 1	at Marquette*	No. 17	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 12–6	7,500	^[8]
November 8	at LSU	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 13–12	28,000	^[9]
November 22	vs. Arkansas*	No. 15	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 18–0	10,000	^[10]
November 29	Mississippi State	No. 14	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 0–6	28,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game