1941 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team

1941 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–1–1 (5–0 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Case $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Ohio Northern 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Toledo 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 0
Kenyon 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wooster 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Heidelberg 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Otterbein 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wittenberg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Muskingum 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
John Carroll 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Kent State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Marietta 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Capital 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Findlay 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Mount Union 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Ashland 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Oberlin 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team was an American football team that represented Ohio Northern University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1941 college football season. In their 11th and final season under head coach Harris Lamb, the Polar Bears compiled a 6–1–1 record (5–0 against OAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 40.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25vs. Findlay
W 7–0[2]
October 4at St. Lawrence*Canton, NYL 0–13[3]
October 10at Albion*Albion, MIW 25–6[4]
October 17at CapitalColumbus, OHW 27–6[5]
October 25Denisondagger*Ada, OHT 7–7[6]
November 1MuskingumAda, OHW 20–0[7]
November 8at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 14–0
November 15at HeidelbergTiffin, OHW 10–8[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "History & Records" (PDF). Ohio Northern. Ohio Northern University. 2020. p. 22. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ohio Northern Scores 7-0 Victory Over Findlay Team". The Lima News. September 26, 1941. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Two Thrusts Beat Bears". The Journal Herald. October 5, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ohioans Snap Briton Streak". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 11, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ohio Northern Trims Capital". The Times Recorder. October 18, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ohio Northern, Denison in Tie". The Journal Herald. October 26, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Polar Bears Still Unbeaten in Loop". The Journal Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio Northern Tops Princes". The Sandusky Register. November 16, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.