1941 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

1941 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	Ossie Solem (5th season)
Captain	Thomas Kinney
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons← 1940 1942 →

1941 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 8 Duquesne		–		8	–	0	–	0
Thiel		–		7	–	0	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)		–		6	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Fordham		–		8	–	1	–	0
Rochester		–		6	–	1	–	0
Trinity (CT)		–		6	–	1	–	0
Wagner		–		5	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		5	–	1	–	1
Penn State		–		7	–	2	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	2	–	0
Coast Guard		–		6	–	2	–	0
Norwich		–		6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra		–		5	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	3	–	0
Syracuse		–		5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell		–		6	–	3	–	0
Drexel		–		4	–	2	–	1
Boston University		–		5	–	3	–	0
La Salle		–		5	–	3	–	0
Tufts		–		5	–	3	–	0
Army		–		5	–	3	–	1
CCNY		–		4	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan		–		4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross		–		4	–	4	–	2
Colgate		–		3	–	3	–	2
Providence		–		3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo		–		3	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts State		–		3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	6	–	0
Vermont		–		2	–	6	–	0
NYU		–		2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		1	–	7	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Syracuse Orangemen football team was an American football team that represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 190 to 86.

Guard Dick Weber was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team.

Syracuse was ranked at No. 34 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

The team played its home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Clarkson		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 39–0	17,000
October 4	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–6	18,000
October 11	Holy Cross		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 6–0	16,000
October 18	at NYU		Yankee Stadium New York, NY	W 31–0	10,000
October 25	Rutgers		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 49–7	10,000
November 1	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 27–20	19,000
November 8	at Penn State	No. 18	New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 19–34	16,000
November 15	Colgate		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	T 19–19	34,000
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 147.
"1941 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
"MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. December 5, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com .
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.
Wilbur W. O'Brien (September 27, 1941). "Syracuse Bowls Over Clarkson, 39-0: Tech Offers Slight Test in First Game". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Syracuse Bans Tomato Tossing". The Morning Call. Paterson, New Jersey. AP. October 17, 1941. p. 28. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
"Cornell Ekes Out 6-0 Win Over Syracuse". New York Daily News. October 5, 1941. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
"Orange Nips Holy Cross In 6-0 Clash". Democrat and Chronicle. October 12, 1941. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com .
Joe Trimble (October 19, 1941). "Syracuse Rips Violets, 31-0". New York Daily News – via Newspapers.com .
"Syracuse Sinks Rutgers by 49 to 7 Count". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 26, 1941. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com .
Henry J. McCormick (November 2, 1941). "Syracuse Razzle-Dazzles Badgers, 27-20". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
Fred Byrod (November 9, 1941). "Penn State Sinks Syracuse, 34-19". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com .
"Syracuse, Colgate Tie 19-19, on Morris' Run". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com .

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