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1941 George Washington Colonials football team

1941 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Furman 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
North Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 6 – 3
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University in the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach William Reinhart, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–4–1 against conference opponents), finished in 14th place in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 31.[1] The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Mount St. Mary's*
W 25–0[2]
October 3at Manhattan*
L 0–237,032[3]
October 10Washington & Lee
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
T 0–07,000[4]
October 18Georgetown*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–2516,000[5]
October 25William & Mary
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–488,000[6]
October 31Clemson
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–196,000[7]
November 8at Furman
L 6–135,000[8]
November 14Bucknell*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–66,000[9]
November 20Wake Forest
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–425,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1941 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mounts Lose 25-0 Contest In Washington". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1941. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Frank Hancock (October 4, 1941). "Jaspers Lead G.W. At Polo Grounds". New York Daily News. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colonials And Generals In a Scoreless Tilt". The Staunton News-Leader. October 11, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgetown Air Attack Nips George Washington". Harrisburg Telegraph. October 18, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "William and Mary Wins". The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland). October 25, 1941. p. 8.
  7. ^ Joe Sherman (November 1, 1941). "Rebounding Clemson Tigers Down George Washington, 19-0". The Greenville News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 9, 1941). "Furman Snaps Back To Whip G. Washington 13-6". Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bucknell Scores 6-0 Win Over Geo. Wash". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cline Is Star Of Deacons' Win Over Colonials, 42-0". The Asheville Citizen. November 21, 1941. p. 21.