1941 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1941 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	7–1–1 (4–0–1 OAC)
Head coach	Robert Whittaker (1st season)
Captain	Edward Wellner
Home stadium	University Stadium

1941 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Case $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio Northern	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Toledo	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	2	–	0
Kenyon	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Wooster	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Heidelberg	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Otterbein	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wittenberg	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Muskingum	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
John Carroll	1	–	2	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Kent State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Marietta	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Capital	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Findlay	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Mount Union	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Ashland	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
Oberlin	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1941 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 173 to 40.^[1] Edward Wellner was the team captain.^[1]

Bowling Green was ranked at No. 161 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.^[2]

The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Wooster	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	T 14–14		[3]
October 3	at Akron*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 0–8		[4]
October 11	at Miami (OH)*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 9–0		[5]
October 18	at Michigan State Normal*	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–6		[6]
October 25	Heidelberg	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 39–6	4,000	[7]
November 1	at Kent State	Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 12–6	3,000	[8]
November 8	at Wittenberg	Springfield, OH	W 13–0		[9]
November 15	Findlay	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 47–0		[10]
November 20	Wayne*	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 19–0	6,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2016 BGSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. 2016. pp. 148, 153.
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. "Whittaker's B-G Eleven Ties Scots". The Sandusky Register-Star-News. September 28, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Eddie Butler (October 4, 1941). "Zips Beat Bowling Green In Mud". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Miami U. Falls Victim To Bowling Green, 9-0". Dayton Sunday Journal-Herald. October 12, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bowling Green Beats Hurons". Detroit Free Press. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bowling Green Eleven Upsets Princes, 39-6". The Sandusky Register-Star-News. October 26, 1941. p. 10.
8. "Bee Gees Top Kent In Last Five Seconds, 12-6". Akron Beacon Journal. November 2, 1941. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bowling Green Wins Over Wittenberg Eleven, 13-0". The Sandusky Register-Star-News. November 9, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Falcons Defeat Findlay, 47-0 In Conference Game". The Sandusky Register-Star-News. November 16, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Vastly Superior Bowling Green Whips Wayne, 19-0, in Final". Detroit Free Press. November 21, 1941. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.