The 1941 Oregon Ducks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Ducks compiled a 5–5 record (4–4 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and were outscored by a total of 184 to 136.
| 1941 Oregon Ducks football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–4 PCC) |
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| Captain | None |
| Home stadium | Hayward Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oregon was ranked at No. 54 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[1]
The team played its home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at Stanford | L 15–19 | 35,000 | [2] | ||||
| October 3 | Idaho | W 21–7 | 5,000 | [3][4] | ||||
| October 11 | at USC | W 20–6 | 42,000 | [5] | ||||
| October 18 | California | W 19–7 | 22,000 | [6] | ||||
| October 25 | at UCLA | No. 16 |
| L 7–14 | 30,000 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | Washington State |
| L 0–13 | 5,000 | [8] | |||
| November 11 | Santa Clara |
| W 21–19 | 15,854 | [9] | |||
| November 22 | at No. 20 Washington | W 19–16 | 30,000 | [10] | ||||
| November 29 | No. 17 Oregon State |
| L 7–12 | 20,500 | [11] | |||
| December 6 | at No. 10 Texas* | L 7–71 | 27,000 | [12] | ||||
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harry Borba (September 28, 1941). "Cards Triumph: Indians Fumble and Bog Down But Win 11th Straight, 19-15". The San Francisco Examiner. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strite, Dick (October 3, 1941). "Oregon-Idaho grid skirmish tonight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
- ^ ""Touchdown Twins" pace Oregon's easy win over Idaho, 21-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 4, 1941. p. 6.
- ^ Paul Lowry (October 12, 1941). "Trojans Bow To Oregon". Los Angeles Times. p. I-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Strite (October 19, 1941). "Oregon Conquers Golden Bears by Score of 19-7". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.C.L.A. beats oregon, 14-7". Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1941.
- ^ Dick Strite (November 2, 1941). "WSC Hands Ducks 13-0 Drubbing". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon Hits Victory Trail; Santa Clara Defeated, 21 to 19". The Register-Guard. November 12, 1941. pp. 8–9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon Conquers Huskies, 19 to 16; Roblin and Meacham Star". Medford Mail Tribune. November 23, 1941. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OSC Goes To Rose Bowl; Ducks Lose, 12-7: Missouri Looms As OSC Rival". Eugene Register-Guard. November 30, 1941. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Weldon Hart (December 7, 1941). "Longhorns Shatter Oregon by 71-7". The Austin American Statesman. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1941 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "1941 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.