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1941 Ohio State

6–⁠1–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Paul Brown, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 1941, game by game: won vs. Missouri 12–7; won at USC 33–0; won vs. Purdue 16–14; lost vs. No. 13 Northwestern 7–14; won at Pittsburgh 21–14; won vs. Wisconsin 46–34; won vs. Illinois 12–7; tied vs. No. 5 Michigan 20–20+33−7Won 12–7 vs. Missouri+5MissouriWon 33–0 at USC+33USCWon 16–14 vs. Purdue+2PurdueLost 7–14 vs. No. 13 Northwestern-7No. 13 NorthwesternWon 21–14 at Pittsburgh+7PittsburghWon 46–34 vs. Wisconsin+12WisconsinWon 12–7 vs. Illinois+5IllinoisTied 20–20 vs. No. 5 Michigan0No. 5 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsMissouriW 12–⁠752%
Oct 4atUSCW 33–⁠041%
Oct 18vsPurdueW 16–⁠1470%
Oct 25vs13NorthwesternL 7–⁠1459%
Nov 1atPittsburghW 21–⁠1458%
Nov 8vsWisconsinW 46–⁠3477%
Nov 15vsIllinoisW 12–⁠782%
Nov 22vs5MichiganT 20–⁠2029%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Michigan 20–⁠20; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 4: 20
  4. Wk 5: 20
  5. Wk 6: 14
  6. Wk 7: 15
  7. Final: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1941.

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 10
Points
167–⁠110
Coach
Paul Brown
Elo
1614 +79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.8 No. 20 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Jack Graf

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 5 second team

First team

  • Fritz HowardOGINS-1
  • Richard FisherRB

Second team

  • Bob ShawEAP-2; UP-2
  • Leon SchoenbaumEINS-2
  • Jim DaniellOTAP-2; UP-2; INS-2
  • Lin HoustonOGAP-2
  • Jack GrafFBUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1941 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota5–⁠08–⁠01
Michigan3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠15
Ohio State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠113
Northwestern4–⁠25–⁠311
Wisconsin3–⁠33–⁠5
Iowa2–⁠43–⁠5
Purdue1–⁠32–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠32–⁠6
Illinois0–⁠52–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.