The 1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an

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team that represented

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in the

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during the

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. In their second season under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 in conference play) and outscored opponents by a total of 260 to 89. The Commodores played their home games at

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. The highlight of the season was a defeat of seventh-ranked

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in a driving rainstorm in Nashville; up to that time, only the second time in Commodore history where they defeated a ranked team. On November 9, Vanderbilt played the school's 439th game and defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7, for the 300th win in program history. Two Vanderbilt players were selected by the

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(AP) and the

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(UP) as first-team players on the

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: center

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(AP-1, UP-1) and fullback Jack Jenkins (AP-1, UP-1).

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