1941 San Francisco Dons football team
| 1941 San Francisco Dons football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–4 |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium Seals Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho Southern Branch | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1941 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Dons compiled a 6–4 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 206 to 193.[1]
San Francisco was ranked at No. 82 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Santa Clara | L 7–32 | 25,000 | [3] | |
| October 3 | Nevada |
| W 7–3 | 6,000 | [4] |
| October 12 | Saint Mary's |
| L 0–30 | 15,000 | [5] |
| October 18 | at Stanford | L 26–42 | 7,000 | [6] | |
| October 24 | BYU |
| W 25–13 | [7] | |
| November 1 | at Fresno State | W 47–27 | 12,000 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at Loyola (CA) |
| W 27–20 | 9,000 | [9] |
| November 22 | San Jose State |
| W 20–0 | 8,000 | [10] |
| November 30 | Fort Ord |
| W 21–13 | [11] | |
| December 6 | Mississippi State |
| L 13–26 | 25,000 | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "1941 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bill Tobitt (September 29, 1941). "Broncos Score Easy 32-7 Victory Over Inept Dons". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Borba (October 4, 1941). "Dons Pass to 7-3 Triumph Over Nevada". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alan Ward (October 13, 1941). "Strader Fears 'Weaknesses', Even in Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Borba (October 19, 1941). "Cardinals Use Only Power Plays to Trim Striving Dons, 42-26". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Brachman (October 25, 1941). "Don Passes Sink B.Y.U., 25-13". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dons Defeat Fresno, 47-27, Before 12,000". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 2, 1941. p. 12-A. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Curtis (November 10, 1941). "Dons Beat Lions, 27-20". Los Angeles Times. p. I-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Brachman (November 23, 1941). "Don Passes Win: 58 and 55 Yard Air Advances, March of 59 Wallops Spartans". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 2, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Brachman (December 1, 1941). "Franceschi Races 41 and 69 Yards as Dons Beat Ord, 21-13". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Borba (December 7, 1941). "Dons Trounced, 26-13: Blondy Black Sprints 82 Yards to Score". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
