The 1941 Auburn Tigers football team was an

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team that represented Auburn University in

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(SEC) during the

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. In their eighth season under head coach

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, the Tigers compiled a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 0–4–1 in the SEC), finished in last place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 123 to 115. Key players on the 1941 Auburn team included quarterback William Eugene Barrineau, halfback Monk Gafford, and tackle J. H. McClurkin. Cheatham was selected by the

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as the first-team quarterback on the

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. Gafford was selected by the

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as a first-team halfback on the 1942 All-America team. Auburn was ranked at No. 38 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. The team divided its home games between Auburn Stadium in

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, and

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