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| Team = Ohio Bobcats
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{{1941 Midwestern college football independents records}}
{{1941 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The '''1941 Ohio Bobcats football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Ohio University]] as an independent during the [[1941 college football season]]. In their 18th season under head coach [[Don Peden]], the Bobcats compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 108 to 42.<ref>{{cite web|title=2018 Ohio Football Media Guide|publisher=Ohio University|year=2018|page=83|url=https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/l/j/1uvhh1mcrmfufz/ohio_fb_2018_mg_records.pdf}}</ref> The team played its home games at [[Peden Stadium|Ohio Stadium]] (later renamed Peden Stadium) in [[Athens, Ohio]].
The '''1941 Ohio Bobcats football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Ohio University]] as an independent during the [[1941 college football season]]. In their 18th season under head coach [[Don Peden]], the Bobcats compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 108 to 42.<ref>{{cite web|title=2018 Ohio Football Media Guide|publisher=Ohio University|year=2018|page=83|url=https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/l/j/1uvhh1mcrmfufz/ohio_fb_2018_mg_records.pdf}}</ref>

Ohio was ranked at No. 110 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score System]] for 1941.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

The team played its home games at [[Peden Stadium|Ohio Stadium]] (later renamed Peden Stadium) in [[Athens, Ohio]].


==Schedule==
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|September 26|at|{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Youngstown Penguins|title=Youngstown}}||[[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown, OH]]|L 0-14||
|September 26|at|[[1941 Youngstown Penguins football team|Youngstown]]|Rayen Stadium|[[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown, OH]]|L 0-14|9,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Ohio U Bows To Youngstown|newspaper=The Times Recorder|date=September 27, 1941|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36069785/ohio_u_bows_to_youngstown/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 4||[[1941 Western Reserve Red Cats football team|Western Reserve]]|[[Peden Stadium|Ohio Stadium]]|[[Athens, Ohio|Athens, OH]]|L 0-7||
|October 4||[[1941 Western Reserve Red Cats football team|Western Reserve]]|[[Peden Stadium|Ohio Stadium]]|[[Athens, Ohio|Athens, OH]]|L 0-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Reserve Redcats Hand Ohio U. Bobcats Third Straight Setback, 7-0|newspaper=Dayton Sunday Journal-Herald|date=October 5, 1941|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36331105/reserve_redcats_hand_ohio_u_bobcats/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 11||{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}}|Ohio Stadium|Athens, OH|W 20-7||
|October 11||[[1941 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky State Teachers]]|Ohio Stadium|Athens, OH|W 20-7|7,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Ohio 'Cats Nip Kentucky|newspaper=Dayton Sunday Journal-Herald|date=October 12, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36333130/ohio_u_cats_nip_kentucky/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 18|at|[[1941 Akron Zippers football team|Akron]]|[[Rubber Bowl]]|[[Akron, Ohio|Akron, OH]]|T 0-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Zips Tie Ohio U., 0-0: Bobcats Fail On Four Bids For Counters|newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal|author=Eddie Butler|date=October 19, 1941|pages=1C, 5C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36074927/zips_tie_ohio_u_00_bobcats_fail_on/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 18|at|{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Akron Zips|title=Akron}}||[[Akron, Ohio|Akron, OH]]|T 0-0||


|October 25|at|[[1941 Butler Bulldogs football team|Butler]]|[[Butler Bowl]]|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]|W 20-7|8,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Ohio University Conquers Bulldogs|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=Albert W. Bloemker|date=October 26, 1941|pages=37, 39|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36031645/butler_conquers_depauw_blue_teams/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 25|at|[[1941 Butler Bulldogs football team|Butler]]|[[Butler Bowl]]|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]|W 20-7|8,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Ohio University Conquers Bulldogs|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=Albert W. Bloemker|date=October 26, 1941|pages=37, 39|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36031645/butler_conquers_depauw_blue_teams/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 1||[[1941 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]]|Ohio Stadium|Athens, OH ([[Battle of the Bricks|rivalry]])|W 26-0||
|November 1||[[1941 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]]<hc>|Ohio Stadium|Athens, OH ([[Battle of the Bricks|rivalry]])|W 26-0||<ref>{{cite news|title=Ohio University Is Victorious Over Miami|newspaper=The Sandusky Register-Star-News|date=November 2, 1941|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36333183/ohio_university_is_victorious_over_miami/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 8|at|{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}||[[Delaware, Ohio|Delaware, OH]]|W 21-0||
|November 8|at|{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}||[[Delaware, Ohio|Delaware, OH]]|W 21-0|7,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=No Joy In Delaware Town: Bobcats Turn Back Ohio Wesleyan, 21-0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 9, 1941|page=34|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36333246/no_joy_in_delaware_town_bobcats_turn/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 20||[[1941 Dayton Flyers football team|Dayton]]|Ohio Stadium|Athens, OH|W 21-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Ohio U. Beats Dayton, 21-7, In Final Tilt|newspaper=Dayton Journal|author=Bob Smith|date=November 21, 1941|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35956793/ohio_u_beats_dayton_217_in_final/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 20||[[1941 Dayton Flyers football team|Dayton]]|Ohio Stadium|Athens, OH|W 21-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=Ohio U. Beats Dayton, 21-7, In Final Tilt|newspaper=Dayton Journal|author=Bob Smith|date=November 21, 1941|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35956793/ohio_u_beats_dayton_217_in_final/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 13 August 2023

1941 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
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
Western Ontario   –   1 – 4 – 0
Wichita   –   1 – 6 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   0 – 5 – 2
Detroit Tech   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1941 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 108 to 42.[1]

Ohio was ranked at No. 110 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium (later renamed Peden Stadium) in Athens, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Youngstown
L 0–149,000[3]
October 4Western Reserve
L 0–7[4]
October 11Western Kentucky State Teachers
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 20–77,000[5]
October 18at Akron
T 0–0[6]
October 25at Butler
W 20–78,500[7]
November 1Miami (OH)dagger
W 26–0[8]
November 8at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHW 21–07,500[9]
November 20Dayton
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 21–7[10]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2018. p. 83.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ohio U Bows To Youngstown". The Times Recorder. September 27, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Reserve Redcats Hand Ohio U. Bobcats Third Straight Setback, 7-0". Dayton Sunday Journal-Herald. October 5, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ohio 'Cats Nip Kentucky". Dayton Sunday Journal-Herald. October 12, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Eddie Butler (October 19, 1941). "Zips Tie Ohio U., 0-0: Bobcats Fail On Four Bids For Counters". Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Albert W. Bloemker (October 26, 1941). "Ohio University Conquers Bulldogs". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio University Is Victorious Over Miami". The Sandusky Register-Star-News. November 2, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "No Joy In Delaware Town: Bobcats Turn Back Ohio Wesleyan, 21-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1941. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bob Smith (November 21, 1941). "Ohio U. Beats Dayton, 21-7, In Final Tilt". Dayton Journal. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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