1941 Youngstown Penguins football team

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1941 Youngstown Penguins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumRayen Stadium
Seasons
 1940
1942 
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 Youngstown Penguins football team was an American football team that represented Youngstown College (now known as Youngstown State University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its third season under head coach Dike Beede, the team compiled an undefeated 7–0–1 record. [1]

Youngstown was ranked at No. 104 (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 Rayen Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Geneva
T 0–010,000 [3]
September 26 Ohio
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 14–09,000 [4]
October 4at Morris Harvey Charleston, WV W 12–7 [5]
October 10 Illinois Wesleyan
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 25–14 [6]
October 17 Oklahoma City
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 48–78,500 [7]
October 25at Waynesburg Waynesburg, PA W 12–0 [8]
October 31 Tennessee Tech
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 14–0 [9]
November 7 Akron
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 19–07,000 [10]

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References

  1. "Youngstown St. (OH) Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  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. "Youngstown and Geneva Battle to Scoreless Tie". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 19, 1941. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ohio U Bows To Youngstown". The Times Recorder. September 27, 1941. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Youngstown Passes Beat Morris Harvey". Dayton Sunday Journal-Herald. October 5, 1941. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Youngstown Wins, 25-14, Over Wesleyan". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 11, 1941. pp. 12–13 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Okla. City Crushed By Youngstown". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 18, 1941. pp. 15–16 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jackets Beaten By Youngstown". The Pittsburgh Press. October 26, 1941. p. III-12 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Youngstown Scores Sixth Victory, 14-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 1, 1941. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Youngstown Victor Over Akron, 19-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 8, 1941. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.