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The 1941 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–1–1 record and outscored opponents 167–110. In Paul Brown's first season as head coach, the Buckeyes tied Michigan. The season opening game versus Missouri was the debut of the Split-T offense, developed by Tigers' coach Don Faurot.
1941 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Jack Graf |
Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | Missouri* | W 12–7 | 49,671 | [1] | ||
October 4 | at USC* | W 33–0 | 65,000 | [2] | ||
October 18 | Purdue | No. 10 |
| W 16–14 | 66,074 | [3] |
October 25 | No. 13 Northwestern | No. 11 |
| L 7–14 | 71,896 | [4] |
November 1 | at Pittsburgh* | W 21–14 | 50,000 | [5] | ||
November 8 | Wisconsin | No. 20 |
| W 46–34 | 58,519 | [6] |
November 15 | Illinois![]() | No. 20 |
| W 12–7 | 41,544 | [7] |
November 22 | at No. 5 Michigan | No. 14 | T 20–20 | 85,753 | [8] | |
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Week | ||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
AP | 10 (1) | 11 (1) | — | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
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Jim Daniell | 12 | 110 | Tackle | Chicago Bears |
Tom Kinkade | 16 | 149 | Back | Green Bay Packers |
Dick Fisher | 17 | 155 | Back | Detroit Lions |
Jack Graf | 18 | 162 | Back | Cleveland Rams |
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