1941 Washington University Bears football team information
American college football season
1941Washington University Bears football
Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Record
4–5 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Frank Loebs (2nd season)
Home stadium
Francis Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Tulsa $
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Oklahoma A&M
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Creighton
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Saint Louis
1
–
3
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Washington University
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Drake
0
–
3
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
$ – Conference champion
The 1941 Washington University Bears football team was an American football team that represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1941 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Frank Loebs, the Bears compiled a 4–5 record (1–3 against MVC opponents), finished fifth in the MVC, and were outscored by a total of 165 to 150.[1] The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.
The team was led by senior halfback Bud Schwenk. During the 1941 season, Schwenk broke the national collegiate single-season records for completed passes (114) and yards of total offense (1,928).[2][3][4] Schwenk also led the nation in 1941 with 1,457 passing yards.
Washington University was ranked at No. 198 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[5]
^"1941 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference SHNPR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Schwenk Leads On The Ground". The High Point (NC) Enterprise. December 4, 1941. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. pp. 50–51.
^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.
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