1941 Miami Redskins football team

The 1941 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their tenth and final season under head coach Frank Wilton, the Redskins compiled a 2–7 record.[1]

1941 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

Miami was ranked at No. 232 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[2]

The team played its home games at Miami Field in Oxford, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20HanoverW 53–0[3]
September 27Wabash
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 26–0[4]
October 4at IllinoisL 0–4520,585–21,500[5]
October 11Bowling Green
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 0–9[6]
October 18at Dayton
L 0–16[7]
October 25Ohio Wesleyan 
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 6–268,000[8]
November 1at OhioL 0–26[9]
November 8Western Reserve
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 13–28[10]
November 20at CincinnatiL 0–2612,000[11]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Miami University Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2019. p. 55. Retrieved September 14, 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. ^ "Easy Mark Found By Miami In Trimming Hanover College By Score of 53-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 21, 1941. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Little Giants Are Walloped, 26-0, As Miami Redskins Grab Second Victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 28, 1941. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Illinois Wins Opener; Beats Miami U., 45 to 0". Chicago Tribune. October 5, 1941. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miami U. Falls Victim To Bowling Green, 9-0". Dayton Sunday Journal-Herald. October 12, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Harold Boian (October 19, 1941). "Flyers Subdue Miami, 16 To 0". Dayton Daily News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio Wesleyan Trims Miami". Dayton Daily News. October 26, 1941. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ohio University Is Victorious Over Miami". The Sandusky Register-Star-News. November 2, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Western Reserve Beats Miami: Red Cats Win By 28-13 In Thrilling Contest Before Freezing Crowd". The Dayton Daily News. November 9, 1941. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dick Forbes (November 21, 1941). "Bearcats Thump Redskins To Tune Of 26-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.