1941 Oregon Webfoots football team

The 1941 Oregon Webfoots 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 Webfoots 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 Webfoots football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumHayward Field
1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Oregon State $ 7 –2 –08 –2 –0
Washington 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
No. 19 Washington State 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Stanford 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Oregon 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
UCLA 3 –4 –15 –5 –1
California 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
USC 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
Montana 1 –3 –06 –3 –0
Idaho 0 –4 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Stanford
L 15–1935,000[2]
October 3Idaho
W 21–75,000[3][4]
October 11at USC
W 20–642,000[5]
October 18California
W 19–722,000[6]
October 25at UCLANo. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–1430,000[7]
November 1Washington State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
L 0–135,000[8]
November 11Santa Clara
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 21–1915,854[9]
November 22at No. 20 Washington
W 19–1630,000[10]
November 29 No. 17 Oregon State
L 7–1220,500[11]
December 6at No. 10 Texas*
L 7–7127,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Strite, Dick (October 3, 1941). "Oregon-Idaho grid skirmish tonight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
  4. ""Touchdown Twins" pace Oregon's easy win over Idaho, 21-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 4, 1941. p. 6.
  5. Paul Lowry (October 12, 1941). "Trojans Bow To Oregon". Los Angeles Times. p. I-23 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Dick Strite (October 19, 1941). "Oregon Conquers Golden Bears by Score of 19-7". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "U.C.L.A. beats oregon, 14-7". Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1941.
  8. Dick Strite (November 2, 1941). "WSC Hands Ducks 13-0 Drubbing". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Oregon Hits Victory Trail; Santa Clara Defeated, 21 to 19". The Register-Guard. November 12, 1941. pp. 8–9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Oregon Conquers Huskies, 19 to 16; Roblin and Meacham Star". Medford Mail Tribune. November 23, 1941. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "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.
  12. Weldon Hart (December 7, 1941). "Longhorns Shatter Oregon by 71-7". The Austin American Statesman. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1941 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  14. "1941 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  15. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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