1941 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1941 Oregon Ducks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Ducks compiled a 5–5 record (4–4 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and were outscored by a total of 184 to 136.

1941 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–5 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach	Tex Oliver (4th season)
Captain	None
Home stadium	Hayward Field
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Oregon State $	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Stanford	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
USC	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Oregon was ranked at No. 54 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[1]

The team played its home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 15–19	35,000	[2]
October 3	Idaho		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 21–7	5,000	[3][4]
October 11	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–6	42,000	[5]
October 18	California		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 19–7	22,000	[6]
October 25	at UCLA	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–14	30,000	[7]
November 1	Washington State		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 0–13	5,000	[8]
November 11	Santa Clara		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 21–19	15,854	[9]
November 22	at No. 20 Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 19–16	30,000	[10]
November 29	No. 17 Oregon State		Hayward Field Eugene, OR (Civil War)	L 7–12	20,500	[11]
December 6	at No. 10 Texas*		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 7–71	27,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. 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.
2. Harry Borba (September 28, 1941). "Cards Triumph: Indians Fumble and Bog Down But Win 11th Straight, 19-15". The San Francisco Examiner. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Strite, Dick (October 3, 1941). "Oregon-Idaho grid skirmish tonight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
4. ""Touchdown Twins" pace Oregon's easy win over Idaho, 21-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 4, 1941. p. 6.
5. Paul Lowry (October 12, 1941). "Trojans Bow To Oregon". Los Angeles Times. p. I-23 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Dick Strite (October 19, 1941). "Oregon Conquers Golden Bears by Score of 19-7". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "U.C.L.A. beats oregon, 14-7". Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1941.
8. Dick Strite (November 2, 1941). "WSC Hands Ducks 13-0 Drubbing". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Oregon Hits Victory Trail; Santa Clara Defeated, 21 to 19". The Register-Guard. November 12, 1941. pp. 8–9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Oregon Conquers Huskies, 19 to 16; Roblin and Meacham Star". Medford Mail Tribune. November 23, 1941. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "OSC Goes To Rose Bowl; Ducks Lose, 12-7: Missouri Looms As OSC Rival". Eugene Register-Guard. November 30, 1941. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Weldon Hart (December 7, 1941). "Longhorns Shatter Oregon by 71-7". The Austin American Statesman. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1941 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
14. "1941 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
15. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 51. Retrieved September 3, 2023.