1941 William & Mary Indians football team

1941 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBill Goodlow
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 William & Mary Indians football team was an American football team that represented the College of William & Mary in the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Carl M. Voyles, the Indians compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 64.[1]

Three William & Mary players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: back Harvey Johnson (AP-1, UP-1); guard Garrard Ramesey (AP-1, UP-1); and end Glen Knox (UP-1).[2][3]

William & Mary was ranked at No. 65 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[4]

The team played its home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Apprentice*
W 53–0[5]
September 27at Navy*
L 0–3418,121[6]
October 4Randolph–Macon*Williamsburg, VAW 57–72,000[7]
October 11vs. VPI
W 16–712,000[8]
October 18at Hampden–Sydney*Hampden Sydney, VAW 28–02,500[9]
October 25vs. George Washington
W 48–08,000[10]
November 1at Dartmouth*
W 3–08,000[11]
November 8VMIdagger
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 21–013,000[12]
November 20at Richmond
W 33–1312,000[13]
November 29NC State
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 0–136,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Season summary

VPI

William & Mary vs VPI
1 234Total
VPI 0 070 7
• W & M 0 1060 16

William & Mary's game with VPI was played at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia in front of approximately 12,000 fans. W&M's Jack Freeman had two interceptions in the first half, both of which led to scoring drives. W&M's first touchdown was a four-yard run by Jimmy Howard with Harvey Johnson kicking the extra point. The Indians scored again when Johnson kicked a 16-yard field goal at the end of the first half, after missing a field goal wide-right in the first quarter. In the third quarter, VPI had a 63-yard drive that ended with their only points of the game, a one-yard run by Mason Blandford with Roger McClure kicking the extra point. Later in the third quarter, VPI's Jim Lively returned a punt, but was pushed back to VPI's one-yard line. VPI eventually punted and the Indians took over at the Gobblers' 34-yard line. Johnny Korczowski then completed a 30-yard pass to Johnson, and on the next play Korczowski rushed four yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Freeman fumbled a punt on W&M's 16-yard line. However, the Gobblers were only able to advance to the nine-yard line and did not score. Later in the fourth quarter, the Indians were penalized for clipping and turned the ball over to VPI on W&M's 21-yard line. But again the Gobblers could not score after getting to the 2-yard line.

References

  1. ^ "1941 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Result". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "William & Mary Slaughters Apprentice In Opener, 53-0: Builders Helpless Before Indians, Who Make 7 Touchdowns". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). September 21, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Craig E. Taylor (September 28, 1941). "Sailors Display Power Winning Opening Game From Indians, 34 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Indians Run Roughshod Over Randolph-Macon, 51-7". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). October 5, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "William and Mary Downs Fighting Tech Team By 16–7 Count" (PDF). The Flat Hat. College of William & Mary. October 14, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "Indians Rout Tigers, 28-0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). October 19, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "William and Mary Wins". The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland). October 25, 1941. p. 8.
  11. ^ "W.&M. Beats Dartmouth". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1941. p. III-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ George Wright (November 9, 1941). "Indians Roll Over V.M.I. In Homecoming Victory, 21 To 0: 'Pap' Fields Turns In Brilliant Game". Daily Press (Newport News, California). p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Indians Overcome Spiders, 33-3, To Claim Share of Title". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 21, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Indians Bow to NC State, Score 13 To 0". The Staunton News-Leader. November 30, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.


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