1941 San Francisco Dons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seals Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
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1941 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Santa Clara
L 7–3225,000[3]
October 3Nevada
W 7–36,000[4]
October 12Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–3015,000[5]
October 18at Stanford
L 26–427,000[6]
October 24BYU
  • Seals Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 25–13[7]
November 1at Fresno State
W 47–2712,000[8]
November 9at Loyola (CA)
W 27–209,000[9]
November 22San Jose State
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–08,000[10]
November 30Fort Ord
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 21–13[11]
December 6Mississippi State
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 13–2625,000[12]

References

  1. ^ "1941 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  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. ^ Bill Tobitt (September 29, 1941). "Broncos Score Easy 32-7 Victory Over Inept Dons". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Harry Borba (October 4, 1941). "Dons Pass to 7-3 Triumph Over Nevada". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Alan Ward (October 13, 1941). "Strader Fears 'Weaknesses', Even in Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Bob Brachman (October 25, 1941). "Don Passes Sink B.Y.U., 25-13". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "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.open access
  9. ^ Charles Curtis (November 10, 1941). "Dons Beat Lions, 27-20". Los Angeles Times. p. I-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
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