1941 DePauw Tigers football team

American college football season

1941 DePauw Tigers football
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–2 (3–2 IIC)
Head coach
  • Ray Neal (12th season)
Home stadiumIra B. Blackstock Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rose Poly + 4 0 0 7 0 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) + 3 0 0 8 0 1
Ball State 3 1 1 3 2 2
Butler 3 1 0 5 4 0
Wabash 4 2 0 5 3 1
DePauw 3 2 0 6 2 0
Indiana State 2 1 1 5 2 1
Evansville 2 1 1 3 5 1
Manchester 2 1 1 2 2 2
Franklin (IN) 2 4 1 2 5 1
Hanover 1 3 0 1 7 0
Central Normal 1 4 0 2 5 0
Earlham 0 5 0 2 5 0
Valparaiso 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1941 DePauw Tigers football team was an American football team that represented DePauw University as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1941 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Ray "Gaumy" Neal, the team compiled a 6–2 record.

The team played its home games at the newly constructed Ira B. Blackstock Memorial Stadium in Greencastle, Indiana. The stadium was built at a cost of $80,000.[1] The stadium was a gift from the widow of Ira B. Blackstock, a DePauw alumnus and university trustee who died in 1931.[2][3]

Four DePauw players were selected by The Indianapolis News to its All-Indiana college football teams: guard George Crane (1st team); back Arthur Lavidge (2nd team); tackle James Highland (3rd team); and back Mike Melinki (3rd team).[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Franklin
W 26–62,500–3,000[5][1]
October 4Carleton*
  • Blackstock Memorial Stadium
  • Greencastle, IN
W 7–62,500[6]
October 11at HanoverHanover, INW 13–0[7]
October 18Butler
  • Blackstock Memorial Stadium
  • Greencastle, IN
L 6–203,000[8]
October 25at Oberlin*Oberlin, OHW 6–0[9]
November 1Louisville*
  • Blackstock Memorial Stadium
  • Greencastle, IN
W 13–6[10]
November 8Earlham
  • Blackstock Memorial Stadium
  • Greencastle, IN
W 32–0[11]
November 15at WabashCrawfordsville, IN (Monon Bell)L 19–27[12]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

The roster of the 1941 DePauw team included the following players:[3]

  • Willard Becker, center, 5'10", 155 pounds
  • Max Biggs, end, 6'1", 170 pounds
  • Howard Blomgren, guard, 5'10", 165 pounds
  • Dick Brown, tackle, 5'10", 183 pounds
  • Warren Brown, back, 5'7", 154 pounds
  • J.B. Campbell, guard, 5'8", 170 pounds
  • George Christie, back, 5'7", 158 pounds
  • George Crane, guard, 6'1", 193 pounds
  • John Dewar, back, 5'9", 170 pounds
  • Edmund Donk, back, 6', 170 pounds
  • Bob Earhart, guard, 5'9", 171 pounds
  • William Fischer, tackle, 6'2", 198 pounds
  • Don Galbraith, back, 5'10", 180 pounds
  • Fred Garlock, end, 5'9", 156 pounds
  • Larry Hankes, back, 5'10", 162 pounds
  • Carl Hein, tackle, 6', 160 pounds
  • Al Hermeling, tackle, 6'1", 170 pounds
  • James Highland, tackle, 6', 202 pounds
  • Frank Hitchings, back, 5'7", 145 pounds
  • Roger Holcomb, end, 6'2", 174 pounds
  • Fred Howat, back, 5'10", 145 pounds
  • John Jenkins, guard, 5'9", 160 pounds
  • Harry Johnson, end, 6'2", 183 pounds
  • John Jones, end, 6'1", 180 pounds
  • Marvin Kishler, center, 5'11", 152 pounds
  • Arthur Lavidge, back, 6', 182 pounds
  • John Long, back, 6'1", 185 pounds
  • Richard McCally, guard, 5'11" 165 pounds
  • Mike Milenki, back, 6'7", 163 pounds
  • Ray Moehring, tackle, 6'2", 197 pounds
  • Brad Phillips, center, 5'8", 170 pounds
  • Charles Rose, back, 6', 170 pounds
  • Bud Sherrow, guard, 5'11", 165 pounds
  • Edward Stokes, center, 5'11", 170 pounds
  • Guy Walker, back, 6'3", 185 pounds
  • Carl Woesner, end, 6', 174 pounds
  • Art Zwerlein, tackle, 6'3", 183 pounds

References

  1. ^ a b "DePauw Routs Franklin Squad: Tigers Win 26-6 In First Tilt In New Stadium". The Muncie Sunday Star. September 28, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "DePauw to Dedicate New Stadium In Home-Coming Tilt With Carleton". The Indianapolis Star. October 4, 1941. p. 16.
  3. ^ a b "Pigskin Previews: The DePauw Tigers, Who Will Be Playing in New Blackstock Stadium". The Indianapolis News. September 23, 1941. p. Sports 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The 1941 News All-Indiana College Team". The Indianapolis News. November 29, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers Humble Franklin, 26 to 6". The Indianapolis Star. September 28, 1941. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "DePauw Triumphs in Dedicatory Tilt". The Indianapolis Star. October 5, 1941. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "DePauw Conquers Hanover Gridders". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1941. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Albert W. Bloemker (October 19, 1941). "Butler Conquers DePauw: Blue Team's Rally Drops Tigers, 20-6". The Indianapolis Star. p. III-1.
  9. ^ "DePauw Tigers Score In 3d Quarter To Defeat Oberlin by Score of 6 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. October 26, 1941. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "DePauw Turns Back Louisville Eleven, 13 to 6, After Uphill Battle". The Indianapolis Star. November 2, 1941. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Earlham Gridders Drop Season Final to DePauw Tigers, 32 to 0". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. November 9, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Little Giants 27-19 Victors: Wabash Fullback Too Much For DePauw Eleven". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 16, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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