1941 King Tornado football team

The 1941 King Tornado football team represented King College—now known as King University as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1941 college football season. Led by Jack Young in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Tornado compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 1–0–1 in conference play, winning the Smoky Mountain Conference title.^[1] King played home games at Bristol Municipal Stadium in Bristol, Tennessee.

1941 King Tornado football
Smoky Mountain champion
Conference	Smoky Mountain Conference
Record	5–3–1 (1–0–1 Smoky Mountain)
Head coach	Jack Young (4th season)
Home stadium	Bristol Municipal Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
King $	1	–	0	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Milligan	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Carson–Newman	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
East Tennessee State Teachers	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

King Tornado football was suspended during World War II and never resumed after the war.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	8:00 p.m.	Concord*	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	L 6–7		[3][4]
September 26	8:30 p.m.	at Catawba*	Shuford Field Salisbury, NC	W 14–6	1,200	[5][6]
October 4		at Appalachian State*	College Field Boone, NC	W 15–2		[7]
October 11		Maryville (TN)*	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	W 35–0		[8]
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky*	Hanger Stadium Richmond, KY	L 0–21		[9][10][11]
November 1		Roanoke*	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	W 14–0		[12][13]
November 8	8:15 p.m.	Milligan	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	W 20–0		[14][15]
November 14	8:00 p.m.	at Elon*	Elon, NC	L 0–13		[16][17]
November 27	2:30 p.m.	Carson–Newman	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	T 0–0		[18][19]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time