The 1941 college football regular season was the 73rd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference , the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six Conference , the Southern Conference , the Southwestern Conference , and numerous smaller conferences and independent programs.
The top five teams in the final AP Poll were as follows:
Minnesota , under head coach Bernie Bierman , compiled a perfect 8–0 record, won the Big Ten championship, and was ranked No. 1. It was Minnesota's fifth national championship in eight years.Duke compiled a 9–0 record in the regular season, won the Southern Conference championship, and was ranked No. 2.Notre Dame , led by head coach Frank Leahy , compiled an 8–0–1 record and was ranked No. 3.Texas , led by head coach Dana X. Bible , compiled an 8–1–1 record and was ranked No. 4. Texas was recognized as national champion by Berryman QPRS , James Howell, and the Williamson System.[2] Michigan , led by head coach Fritz Crisler , compiled a 6–1–1 record and was ranked No. 5.In the four major bowl games, No. 2 Duke lost to PCC champion Oregon State in the Rose Bowl , No. 6 Fordham defeated No. 7 Missouri in the Sugar Bowl , No. 14 Georgia defeated unranked TCU in the Orange Bowl , and No. 20 Alabama defeated No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies in the Cotton Bowl . The Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena, California , to Durham, North Carolina , due to security concerns on the West Coast following the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor .
Minnesota halfback Bruce Smith won the 1941 Heisman Trophy . Players recognized as consensus picks on the 1941 All-America team included Harvard guard Endicott Peabody (selected unanimously by all nine official selectors), Michigan fullback Bob Westfall (8/9), Minnesota tackle Dick Wildung (8/9), Stanford quarterback Frankie Albert (7/9), Bruce Smith (7/9), Alabama end Holt Rast (6/9), Missouri center Darold Jenkins (6/9), Virginia halfback Bill Dudley (5/9), Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich (5/9), and Notre Dame end Bob Dove (5/9).
Conference and program changes [ ] Conference changes [ ] One conference played its final season in 1941:
School
1940 Conference
1941 Conference
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Independent
Border
Long Island Blackbirds Independent
Dropped Program
Sewanee Tigers SEC Independent
Washburn Ichabods Missouri Valley Independent
West Texas State Buffaloes Alamo Border
September [ ] September 20 Tennessee beat Furman 32–6 and Boston College beat St. Anselm, 78–0.
September 27
In Seattle, defending champion Minnesota beat Washington 14–6, while in New Orleans, Boston College fell to Tulane, 21–7. Stanford beat Oregon 19–15, Michigan beat Michigan State 19–7, Texas won at Colorado, 34–6 and Duke beat Wake Forest 43–14. Tennessee was idle
October [ ] October 4 Minnesota was idle. Tennessee lost at Duke, 19–0. In New York, Fordham beat SMU 16–10. Elsewhere, it was Stanford over UCLA 33–0, Michigan over Iowa 6–0, Northwestern beating Kansas State 51–3 and Texas defeating LSU 34–0.
October 11 Minnesota beat Illinois 34–6, Northwestern beat Wisconsin 41–14, and Michigan beat Pittsburgh 40–0. In Baltimore, Duke beat Maryland 50–0, while in Dallas, Texas beat Oklahoma 40–7. Fordham won at North Carolina 27–14. Stanford lost at Oregon State 10–0.
In the poll that followed, Minnesota was ranked No. 1, followed by Texas, Duke, Fordham, and Northwestern.
On October 16 , the penalty flag was used for the first time in the 1941 Oklahoma City vs. Youngstown football game in Youngstown, Ohio .
October 18 No. 1 Minnesota beat Pittsburgh 39–0. No. 2 Texas defeated Arkansas 48–14. No. 3 Duke beat visiting Colgate 27–14. In Ann Arbor, No. 6 Michigan beat visiting No. 5 Northwestern 14–7. No. 7 Navy beat Cornell 14–0 in Baltimore. The next poll featured No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Duke, and No. 5 Navy. Fordham dropped from No. 4 to No. 6 despite a 27–0 defeat of West Virginia.
October 25 The biggest game of the year[according to whom? took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as No. 1 Minnesota defeated
No. 3 Michigan , 7–0.
No. 2 Texas beat Rice 40–0. No. 4 Duke won at Pittsburgh 27–7. No. 5 Navy and Harvard played to a 0–0 tie. No. 6 Fordham beat TCU 28–14, while No. 9 Texas A&M won at Baylor 48–0, to reach 5–0–0. In the vote that followed, Minnesota received 60 first place votes, and Texas received 53. When the points were tallied, they both had 1,161 points and were tied for No. 1. Fordham, Duke, and Texas A&M rounded out the top five.
November [ ] November 1 In Dallas, No. 1 Texas beat No. 20 SMU 34–0, while in Minneapolis, the other No. 1, Minnesota , edged No. 9 Northwestern 8–7. In New York, No. 3 Fordham defeated Purdue 17–0, and in Atlanta, No. 4 Duke won at Georgia Tech 14–0. In Little Rock, No. 5 Texas A&M beat Arkansas 7–0. Texas was alone at No. 1 the following week, followed by Minnesota, Fordham, Duke and Texas A&M, all unbeaten and untied.
November 8 No. 1 Texas and Baylor played to a 7–7 tie. No. 2 Minnesota beat Nebraska 9–0. No. 3 Fordham lost at Pittsburgh 13–0. No. 4 Duke won at Davidson 56–0. No. 5 Texas A&M beat SMU 21–10. No. 7 Notre Dame beat No. 6 Navy 20–13 in Baltimore and moved into fifth place behind Minnesota, Texas, Duke, and Texas A&M.
November 15 No. 1 Minnesota won at Iowa 34–13. No. 2 Texas lost to Texas Christian (TCU) 14–7. No. 3 Duke beat North Carolina 20–0.
In Houston, No. 4 Texas A&M beat Rice 19–6. No. 5 Notre Dame won at No. 8 Northwestern 7–6. No. 7 Michigan, which beat Columbia 28–0, moved up to No. 5 behind Minnesota, Texas A&M, Duke, and Notre Dame.
November 22 No. 1 Minnesota closed its season with a 41–6 win over Wisconsin in Minneapolis. No. 2 Texas A&M was idle as it prepared for its Thanksgiving game. No. 3 Duke won its season closer at N.C. State 55–6 to get a bid to Pasadena’s Rose Bowl. No. 4 Notre Dame beat USC 20–18. No. 5 Michigan closed its season with a 20–20 tie against No. 14 Ohio State. The top four remained the same, but No. 6 Duquesne (which had finished its season at 8–0–0) replaced Michigan at No. 5.
On Thanksgiving Day No. 2 Texas A&M lost to No. 10 Texas 23–0. The top five in the final AP Poll were No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 Texas, and No. 5 Michigan.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7 called into question whether Southern California would be safe from a Japanese attack on New Year's Day. On December 15, bowl officials and U.S. Army officers met in San Francisco and decided to hold the game at Duke's stadium in Durham, North Carolina.[3]
Conference standings [ ] Major conference standings [ ]
1941 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 7 Missouri $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Nebraska
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Oklahoma
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Kansas
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Kansas State
1
–
3
–
1
2
–
5
–
2
Iowa State
0
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Rankings from AP Poll
1941 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 1 Minnesota $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
0
No. 5 Michigan
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
No. 13 Ohio State
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
No. 11 Northwestern
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Wisconsin
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Iowa
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Purdue
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
5
–
1
Indiana
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Illinois
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1941 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Arizona $
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Texas Tech
2
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
West Texas State
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Hardin–Simmons
3
–
1
��
0
7
–
3
–
1
New Mexico
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Texas Mines
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
Arizona State
2
–
4
–
1
5
–
1
–
1
Arizona State–Flagstaff
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
New Mexico A&M
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
1941 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Lafayette $
2
–
0
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Rutgers
1
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Lehigh
0
–
2
–
0
0
–
6
–
3
1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 12 Oregon State $
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Washington
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
No. 19 Washington State
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Stanford
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Oregon
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
UCLA
3
–
4
–
1
5
–
5
–
1
California
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
USC
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Montana
1
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Idaho
0
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1941 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Colorado College $
4
–
0
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Colorado State–Greeley
3
–
1
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Colorado Mines
1
–
2
–
1
2
–
4
–
2
Montana State
1
–
2
–
1
1
–
4
–
2
Western State (CO)
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
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
Rankings from AP Poll
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 2 Duke $
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
South Carolina
4
–
0
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Clemson
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
William & Mary
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
VMI
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
VPI
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wake Forest
4
–
2
–
1
5
–
5
–
1
NC State
3
–
4
–
2
4
–
5
–
2
Furman
2
–
3
–
2
3
–
4
–
2
Washington and Lee
1
–
2
–
2
1
–
6
–
2
North Carolina
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Maryland
1
–
2
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Davidson
1
–
5
–
2
1
–
6
–
3
The Citadel
0
–
2
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
George Washington
0
–
4
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
Richmond
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Presbyterian $
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Miami (FL)
2
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Centre
2
–
0
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Mississippi Southern
6
–
0
–
1
9
–
0
–
1
Louisiana Tech
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers
3
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
SW Louisiana
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Union (TN)
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Tennessee Tech
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Western Kentucky State Teachers
3
–
1
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Georgetown (KY)
2
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Wofford
2
–
1
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Memphis State
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Rollins
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
2
–
1
Louisiana Normal
3
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Murray State
3
–
3
–
2
4
–
3
–
2
Tampa
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Louisville
1
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Newberry
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Mississippi College
1
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
SE Louisiana
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Oglethorpe
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Transylvania
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Troy State
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Louisiana College
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Delta State
1
–
7
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
Union (KY)
0
–
1
–
0
0
–
5
–
0
Centenary
0
–
2
–
1
0
–
8
–
2
Morehead State
0
–
3
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Erskine
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
1941 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 9 Texas A&M $
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
No. 4 Texas
4
–
1
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
TCU
4
–
1
–
1
7
–
3
–
1
Rice
3
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
SMU
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Baylor
1
–
4
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Arkansas
0
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
Independents [ ]
1941 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 8 Duquesne
–
8
–
0
–
0
No. 6 Fordham
–
8
–
1
–
0
No. 15 Penn
–
7
–
1
–
0
Franklin & Marshall
–
5
–
1
–
1
Penn State
–
7
–
2
–
0
Temple
–
7
–
2
–
0
Hofstra
–
5
–
2
–
0
Boston College
–
7
–
3
–
0
Harvard
–
5
–
2
–
1
Syracuse
–
5
–
2
–
1
Bucknell
–
6
–
3
–
0
Drexel Tech
–
4
–
2
–
1
Boston University
–
5
–
3
–
0
Cornell
–
5
–
3
–
0
Tufts
–
5
–
3
–
0
Army
–
5
–
3
–
1
Brown
–
5
–
4
–
0
Dartmouth
–
5
–
4
–
0
CCNY
–
4
–
4
–
0
Villanova
–
4
–
4
–
0
Manhattan
–
4
–
4
–
1
Holy Cross
–
4
–
4
–
2
Colgate
–
3
–
3
–
2
Buffalo
–
3
–
4
–
1
Massachusetts State
–
3
–
4
–
1
Columbia
–
3
–
5
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
3
–
6
–
0
Princeton
–
2
–
6
–
0
Vermont
–
2
–
6
–
0
NYU
–
2
–
7
–
0
Carnegie Tech
–
1
–
7
–
0
Yale
–
1
–
7
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Western Michigan
–
8
–
0
–
0
No. 3 Notre Dame
–
8
–
0
–
1
Youngstown
–
7
–
0
–
1
Xavier
–
9
–
1
–
0
Detroit
–
7
–
2
–
0
Ohio
–
5
–
2
–
1
Dayton
–
7
–
3
–
0
Cincinnati
–
6
–
3
–
0
Akron
–
5
–
3
–
1
Michigan State
–
5
–
3
–
1
Central Michigan
–
4
–
3
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
–
5
–
4
–
0
Marquette
–
4
–
5
–
0
Carthage
–
1
–
5
–
2
Wayne
–
2
–
6
–
0
Miami (OH)
–
2
–
7
–
0
Wichita
–
1
–
6
–
1
Michigan State Normal
–
0
–
5
–
2
Detroit Tech
–
0
–
6
–
1
1941 Southern college football independents records
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
Sewanee
–
2
–
5
–
0
Delaware State
–
1
–
4
–
0
Georgia Teachers
–
2
–
8
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1941 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Hawaii
–
8
–
1
–
0
Santa Clara
–
6
–
3
–
0
San Francisco
–
6
–
4
–
0
Idaho Southern Branch
–
5
–
1
–
2
Cal Poly
–
5
–
3
–
1
Saint Mary's
–
5
–
4
–
0
Loyola (CA)
–
5
–
5
–
0
Nevada
–
3
–
5
–
1
Portland
–
3
–
5
–
0
Gonzaga
–
3
–
7
–
0
San Francisco State
–
2
–
4
–
1
Humboldt State
–
2
–
5
–
1
La Verne
–
0
–
6
–
0
Minor conferences [ ]
Conference
Champion(s)
Record
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Fresno State San Jose State
2–0–1
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Morgan State College
6–1
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Pittsburg State
3–1
Far Western Conference
Pacific (CA)
3–0
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Luther
4–0–1
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Baker
5–1
Lone Star Conference
North Texas State Teachers
4–0
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Alma
4–0–1
Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference
Lawrence Technological University
3–0
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference
Ripon
5–0–1
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Saint Thomas (MN)
5–0
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Missouri School of Mines Northwest Missouri State Teachers
3–1–1
Nebraska College Athletic Conference
Midland Lutheran
4–0
Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Nebraska State Teachers (UN–Kearney)
3–0
New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference
New Mexico Military Institute
4–0
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa)
5–0
North Dakota College Athletic Conference
Jamestown College
5–0
Northern Teachers Athletic Conference
St. Cloud State Teachers
4–0
Ohio Athletic Conference
Case
4–0
Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference
Central State College (OK)
6–0
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Millersville State Teachers West Chester State Teachers
3–0
Pacific Northwest Conference
Willamette
5–0
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Colorado College
4–0
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Augustana (SD) Northern State Teachers
3–0
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Whittier
3–0–1
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Morris Brown
5–0
Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Howard Payne
6–0
Washington Intercollegiate Conference
Pacific Lutheran
4–0–1
Southwestern Athletic Conference
No champion
—
Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference
Co-North: La Crosse Teachers Co-North: Stout State Teachers Co-South: Milwaukee State Teachers Co-South: Platteville State Teachers
3–1–0
Minor conference standings [ ]
1941 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Texas A&I $
1
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
St. Mary's (TX)
0
–
1
–
0
7
–
4
–
1
1941 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
San Jose State +
2
–
0
–
1
5
–
3
–
3
Fresno State +
2
–
0
–
1
4
–
3
–
2
Santa Barbara State
1
–
2
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
San Diego State
0
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1941 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Morgan State $
6
–
1
–
0
6
–
1
–
0
Johnson C. Smith
4
–
1
–
1
7
–
1
–
2
Virginia State
4
–
2
–
1
4
–
2
–
2
Bluefield State
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Hampton
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Shaw
5
–
2
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Virginia Union
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
North Carolina College
1
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
North Carolina A&T
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Saint Paul's (VA)
1
–
1
–
0
2
–
3
–
1
Lincoln (PA)
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Howard
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
3
–
0
1941 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Chattanooga $
4
–
0
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Howard (AL)
2
–
0
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Mississippi College
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Millsaps
1
–
1
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Southwestern (TN)
0
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Mercer
0
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Spring Hill
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
1941 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Pacific (CA) $
3
–
0
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Cal Aggies
2
–
1
–
0
2
–
2
–
4
Chico State
1
–
2
–
0
1
–
5
–
2
Humboldt State
0
–
3
–
0
2
–
5
–
1
1941 Illinois College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Millikin $
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
0
Bradley *
1
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
North Central (IL)
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
1
–
1
Lake Forest
2
–
1
–
1
5
–
1
–
2
Monmouth (IL)
2
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
1
Knox (IL)
1
–
2
–
0
3
–
4
–
1
Augustana (IL)
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
0
–
2
–
1
3
–
5
–
2
Illinois Wesleyan
0
–
2
–
1
2
–
5
–
2
Illinois College
0
–
3
–
2
3
–
4
–
2
$ – Conference champion * ineligible for league title
1941 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Northern Illinois State +
3
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
1
Illinois State Normal +
3
–
1
–
0
3
–
4
–
2
Southern Illinois
2
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Western Illinois
1
–
2
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Eastern Illinois
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
Eureka
0
–
0
–
0
3
–
3
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
1941 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Rose Poly +
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
0
–
0
Saint Joseph's (IN) +
3
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
1
Ball State
3
–
1
–
1
3
–
2
–
2
Butler
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Wabash
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
DePauw
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Indiana State
2
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Evansville
2
–
1
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Manchester
2
–
1
–
1
2
–
2
–
2
Franklin (IN)
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
5
–
1
Hanover
1
–
3
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Central Normal
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Earlham
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Valparaiso
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1941 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
St. Ambrose *
2
–
0
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Luther $
4
–
0
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
Dubuque
6
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
Central (IA)
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Parsons
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Iowa Wesleyan
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Upper Iowa
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Loras
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Western Union
1
–
2
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Simpson
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Wartburg
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Penn (IA)
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
6
–
0
Buena Vista
0
–
4
–
1
0
–
7
–
1
$ – Conference champion * – did not play enough conference games to be eligible for title
1941 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Baker $
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Bethel (KS)
4
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
Ottawa
4
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
Kansas Wesleyan
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Bethany (KS)
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
College of Emporia
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
McPherson
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1941 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
North Texas State $
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Southwest Texas State
3
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
East Texas State
2
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Sam Houston State
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
1
Stephen F. Austin
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
6
–
1
1941 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Louisiana Tech $
5
–
0
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Southwestern Louisiana
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Louisiana Normal
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Southeastern Louisiana
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Centenary
0
–
1
–
1
0
–
8
–
2
Louisiana College
0
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
1941 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
St. Thomas (MN) $
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Macalester
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Concordia (MN)
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
Saint Mary's (MN)
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Hamline
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
St. Olaf
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
4
–
1
Saint John's (MN)
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Augsburg
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
6
���
0
1941 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Alma $
4
–
0
–
1
6
–
0
–
1
Albion
3
–
1
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Hope
2
–
1
–
2
3
–
2
–
3
Kalamazoo
2
–
2
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Hillsdale
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Adrian
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
1941 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Missouri Valley $
3
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
���
0
William Jewell
3
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Culver–Stockton
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Central Methodist
1
–
2
–
0
1
–
5
–
2
Tarkio
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
6
–
1
1941 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
NW Missouri State +
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Missouri Mines +
3
–
1
–
1
4
–
3
–
2
Central Missouri State
2
–
1
–
2
3
–
2
–
3
SW Missouri State
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Kirksville State
1
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
SE Missouri State
0
–
4
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions Tie games did not count in standings.
1941 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Rhode Island State $
2
–
0
–
0
5
–
2
–
1
Maine
2
–
1
–
1
3
–
2
–
2
New Hampshire
0
–
0
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Northeastern
0
–
1
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Connecticut
0
–
2
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
1941 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Iowa State Teachers $
5
–
0
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
South Dakota
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
North Dakota
3
–
1
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Omaha
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
4
–
1
North Dakota Agricultural
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Morningside
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
South Dakota State
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
1941 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Elon $
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Catawba
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Lenoir–Rhyne
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Western Carolina
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Appalachian State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
High Point
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Guilford
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
1941 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Willamette $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Whitman
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
1
–
0
Pacific (OR)
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Puget Sound
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
College of Idaho
1
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Linfield
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
6
–
1
1941 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Case $
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Ohio Northern
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
1
–
1
Toledo
2
–
0
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Bowling Green
4
–
0
–
1
5
–
2
–
0
Kenyon
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
Wooster
4
–
1
–
1
5
–
1
–
1
Heidelberg
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Otterbein
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Wittenberg
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Muskingum
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
John Carroll
1
–
2
–
1
2
–
5
–
1
Kent State
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
5
–
1
Marietta
1
–
3
–
0
1
–
6
–
0
Capital
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
4
–
1
Baldwin–Wallace
0
–
2
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Findlay
0
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Mount Union
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Ashland
0
–
3
–
0
0
–
5
–
0
Oberlin
0
–
3
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
1941 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
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
1
–
1
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
East Tennessee State
0
–
2
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
1941 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Black Hills
2
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
South Dakota Mines
2
–
1
–
0
4
–
2
–
1
Southern Normal
1
–
2
–
0
2
–
4
–
0
Eastern Normal
1
–
2
–
0
1
–
4
–
0
1941 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Whittier $
3
–
0
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Occidental
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
1
Redlands
2
–
1
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Caltech
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Pomona
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
1941 Texas Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Howard Payne $
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
Abilene Christian
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Texas Wesleyan
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Southwestern (TX)
3
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
McMurry
2
–
4
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Austin
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Trinity (TX)
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Daniel Baker
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
1941 Washington Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Pacific Lutheran $
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Eastern Washington
2
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Western Washington
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
2
–
1
Saint Martin's
0
–
2
–
2
1
–
4
–
2
Central Washington
0
–
3
–
1
1
–
5
–
1
Rankings [ ] Bowl games [ ]
Bowl game
Winning team
Losing team
Rose Bowl
No. 12 Oregon State
20
No. 2 Duke
16
Sugar Bowl
No. 6 Fordham
2
No. 7 Missouri
0
Orange Bowl
No. 14 Georgia
40
TCU
7
Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 20 Alabama
29
No. 9 Texas A&M
21
Sun Bowl
Tulsa
6
Texas Tech
0
See also [ ] References [ ]
^ "October 13, 1941 AP Football Poll" . CollegePollArchive.com . Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2021 .^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2015-12-07 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Rose Bowl Grid Game is Transferred To Durham, N.C. By Duke, Beavers," Fresno Bee , Dec. 15, 1941, p2-B
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