1941 Rose Poly Engineers football team
The 1941 Rose Poly Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Rose Polytechnic Institute as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Phil Brown, the team compiled a 7–0 record (4–0 against IIC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 229 to 34.[1][2]
| 1941 Rose Poly Engineers football | |
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IIC co-champion | |
| Conference | Indiana Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 7–0 (4–0 IIC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rose Poly + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wabash | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePauw | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin (IN) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanover | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Normal | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earlham | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Freshman halfback Eddie McGovern scored 103 points (16 touchdowns, 7 extra points) for the season, including 34 points in the final game of the season against Milton. Halfback Harold Bowsher added 55 points.[3] Four Rose Poly players were selected by The Indianapolis News to its All-Indiana college football teams: McGovern (1st team); Bowsher (2nd team); tackle Martin Cavanaugh (1st team); and back Earl Michaels (1st team).[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 20 | Wabash | Terre Haute, IN | W 12–7 | [5] | ||
| October 4 | Austin Peay* | Terre Haute, IN | W 22–7 | [6] | ||
| October 11 | at Evansville | Evansville, IN | W 20–2 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | at Principia* | Elsah, IL | W 32–12 | [8] | ||
| October 25 | Franklin (IN) | Terre Haute, IN | W 54–6 | [9] | ||
| November 1 | at Earlham | Richmond, IN | W 33–0 | [10] | ||
| November 8 | at Milton* | Milton, WI | W 56–0 | [11] | ||
| November 15 | Holbrook* | Terre Haute, IN | Cancelled | |||
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References
- "1941 Football Schedules Are Announced For Indiana Universities and Colleges". The Muncie Evening Press. September 6, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Indiana Conference Standings". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. November 25, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- Harold Harrison (November 10, 1941). "Bertelli And McGovern Are Nearly Whole Grid Show". The Muncie Evening Press. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The 1941 News All-Indiana College Team". The Indianapolis News. November 29, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wabash Loses To Rose Poly". The Muncie Sunday Star. September 21, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rose Poly Triumphs". The Indianapolis Star. October 5, 1941. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rose Poly Wins, 20-2". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1941. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rose Poly Raps Principia Team". The Indianapolis Star. October 19, 1941. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rose Poly Crushes Franklin, 54 To 6". The Indianapolis Star. October 26, 1941. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rose Poly Downs Earlham 33 to 0 in Annual Home-Coming Battle". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. November 2, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McGovern Scores Five Touchdowns as Rose Triumphs". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. November 9, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.