1941 Manhattan Jaspers football team

The 1941 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Kopf, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 116 to 98.[1]

1941 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPolo Grounds, Randall's Island Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duquesne     8 0 0
Thiel     7 0 0
Saint Francis (PA)     6 0 1
No. 6 Fordham     8 1 0
Rochester     6 1 0
Trinity (CT)     6 1 0
Wagner     5 1 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 1 1
Penn State     7 2 0
Temple     7 2 0
Coast Guard     6 2 0
Norwich     6 2 0
Hofstra     5 2 0
Boston College     7 3 0
Syracuse     5 2 1
Bucknell     6 3 0
Drexel     4 2 1
Boston University     5 3 0
La Salle     5 3 0
Tufts     5 3 0
Army     5 3 1
CCNY     4 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Manhattan     4 4 1
Holy Cross     4 4 2
Colgate     3 3 2
Providence     3 3 2
Buffalo     3 4 1
Massachusetts State     3 4 1
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Vermont     2 6 0
NYU     2 7 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Manhattan was ranked at No. 79 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27St. BonaventureW 20–138,000[3]
October 3George Washington
W 23–07,032[4]
October 10at Duquesne
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 7–2611,127[5]
October 18at Boston CollegeL 13–2612,000[6]
October 24No. T–19 Villanova
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 9–610,000[7]
November 1Detroit
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–1510,131[8]
November 8Boston University
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 13–76,500[9]
November 15at Holy CrossT 13–1312,000[10]
November 20Georgetown
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–712,066[11]

References

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  1. ^ "1941 Manhattan Jaspers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  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. ^ Hy Turkin (September 28, 1941). "Jasper Rally Beats St. Bonaventure, 20-13". New York Daily News. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Frank Hancock (October 4, 1941). "Jaspers Lead G.W. At Polo Grounds". New York Daily News. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jack Smith (October 11, 1941). "Duquesne Little Duke Belts Jaspers, 26-7". New York Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boston's Ted Williams Jolts Jaspers, 26-13". New York Daily News. October 19, 1941. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Joe Trimble (October 25, 1941). "Jaspers Lead Wildcats, 9-0, at Polo Grounds". New York Daily News. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Detroit Tops Jaspers, 15-0; Madarik Stars". New York Daily News. November 2, 1941. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hy Turkin (November 9, 1941). "Jaspers Beat BU, 13-7, With 2d-Half Drive". New York Daily News. p. 95 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Manhattan Comes From Behind to Tie HC, 13-13". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jack Smith (November 21, 1941). "Hoyas Nip Manhattan, 7-0, on 1st Period TD". New York Daily News. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.