1941 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1941 Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 2–6 (1–3 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Bo McMillin (8th season)

MVP| Billy Hillenbrand
Captain| Eugene White
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1940

1942 ->

1941 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Minnesota $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 5 Michigan | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 13 Ohio State | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 11 Northwestern | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Wisconsin | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Iowa | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Purdue | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Indiana | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Illinois | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bo McMillin, the Hoosiers compiled a 2–6 record (1–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 126 to 101.

Indiana was ranked at No. 48 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[1]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| Detroit*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| L 7–14| 10,000| [2]
October 4| at Notre Dame*|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* South Bend, IN

| L 6–19| 42,000| [3]
October 11| TCU*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| L 14–20| 24,000| [4]
October 18| at No. 15 Nebraska*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| W 21–13| 33,000| [5]
October 25| at Wisconsin|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| L 25–27| 33,000| [6]
November 1| at Iowa|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| L 7–13| 28,000| [7]
November 8| at No. 10 Northwestern|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| L 14–20| 35,000| [8]
November 22| Purdue|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

| W 7–0| 23,000| [9]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## 1942 NFL draftees

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Jim Trimble | Tackle | 15 | 139 | Green Bay Packers

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## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ W.W. Edgar (September 28, 1941). "Long Pass in Final Period Gives Titans Victory, 14 to 7". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Wilfrid Smith (October 5, 1941). "Irish Have Too Many Backs For Indiana, 19 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ W. Blaine Patton (October 12, 1941). "Texas Christian Triumphs Over Indiana, 20-14: Frogs Clinch Victory With Seconds Left". The Indianapolis Star. p. 37 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Don Kellogg (October 19, 1941). "Huskers beaten first time by Indiana". The Nebraska State Journal. pp. 1B, 4B - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 26, 1941). "Badgers Outroar Indiana, 27-25". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Bert McGrane (November 2, 1941). "Iowa Turns On Indiana, 13-7: Green Score Twice". The Des Moines Register - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Irving Vaughan (November 9, 1941). "Northwestern Subdues Indiana and Billy Hillenbrand, 20 to 14". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ W. Blaine Patton (November 23, 1941). "Indiana Beats Purdue: Takes Bitter Bucket Tilt By 7-0 Score". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41–42 - via Newspapers.com.41-42&rft.date=1941-11-23&rft.au=W.+Blaine+Patton&rft_id=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35807459/indiana_beats_purdue_takes_bitter/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1941+Indiana+Hoosiers+football+team" class="Z3988">
10. ^ "1941 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
11. ^ "1941 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
12. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
13. ^ "1942 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

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Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1887–1897)
* Jordan Field (1898–1924)
* Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959)
* Memorial Stadium (1960–present)
* John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice; 1996–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois: Rivalry
* Kentucky: Battle of the Barrel
* Michigan State: Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon
* Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket

Culture & lore|

* "Indiana, Our Indiana"
* Marching Hundred

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