1941 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1941 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJack Graf
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–1–1 record and outscored opponents 167–110. In Paul Brown's first season as head coach, the Buckeyes tied Michigan. The season opening game versus Missouri was the debut of the Split-T offense, developed by Tigers' coach Don Faurot.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Missouri*
W 12–749,671[1]
October 4at USC*
W 33–065,000[2]
October 18PurdueNo. 10
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 16–1466,074[3]
October 25No. 13 NorthwesternNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 7–1471,896[4]
November 1at Pittsburgh*
W 21–1450,000[5]
November 8WisconsinNo. 20
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 46–3458,519[6]
November 15IllinoisdaggerNo. 20
W 12–741,544[7]
November 22at No. 5 MichiganNo. 14
T 20–2085,753[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1941 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
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Coaching staff

1942 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Jim Daniell 12 110 Tackle Chicago Bears
Tom Kinkade 16 149 Back Green Bay Packers
Dick Fisher 17 155 Back Detroit Lions
Jack Graf 18 162 Back Cleveland Rams

References

  1. ^ "Coach Brown's Ohio State Eleven Triumphs". The Sandusky Register-Star-News. September 28, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Paul Lowry (October 5, 1941). "Ohio State Roars Over Trojans, 33-0". Los Angeles Times. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Si Burick (October 19, 1941). "16-Point Lead Barely Holds Up For Bucks". Dayton Daily News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wilfrid Smith (October 26, 1941). "Wildcats Beat Ohio State On Passes, 14 to 7: Otto Graham Pitches for 2 Touchdowns". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Chester L. Smith (November 2, 1941). "Pitt Loses, 21-14: Jones, Fife Star Before 50,000 Fans". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Henry J. McCormick (November 9, 1941). "Badgers Lose Weird Game to Ohio, 46-34". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Arch Ward (November 16, 1941). "Buckeyes Use Long Pass, Hard Plunges To Beat Illinois, 12-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ John N. Sabo (November 23, 1941). "OSU Battles Wolverines to 20-20 Tie". Detroit Free Press. p. 1.