1941 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1941 Penn Quakers football Ivy League Ivy 15 7–1 5–0 George Munger 4th Franklin Field Ivy League champion The 1941 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the Ivy League during the 1941 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 7–1 record, won the Ivy League championship, outscored opponents by a total of 180 to 55, and was ranked No. 15 in the final AP Poll. The team's lone setback was a 13–6 loss to Navy.1941 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 10, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1941-schedule.html Back Gene Davis was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team, and end Bernie Kuczynski was named to the second team.MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven The Boston Daily Globe December 5, 1941 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36483061/mackinney_and_peabody_on_ap_eastern/ Newspapers.com Other key players included halfback Bob Odell, fullback Bert Stiff, and Bob Brundage. Munger was Penn's head coach for 16 years; he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976. Schedule 1941 AP y y y October 4 Harvard Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 19-0 Penn Power Crushes Harvard, 19 to 0: 50,000 Fans See Stiff, Odell, Brundage Star The Philadelphia Inquirer Fred Byrod October 5, 1941 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35836398/penn_power_crushes_harvard_19_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 28-13 30,000 Pennsylvania Football Team Scores 21 Points In First Half To Defeat Yale The Hartford Courant W.J. Lee October 12, 1941 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35836205/pennsylvania_football_team_scores_21/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Princeton 11 Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 23-0 31,500 Penn Beats Princeton The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman October 19, 1941 S1, S5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35836066/penn_beats_princeton/ Newspapers.com October 25 Maryland<ncg> 12 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 55-6 40,000 Penn Crushes Maryland Foe, 55 to 6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman October 26, 1941 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35835930/penn_crushes_maryland_foe_55_to_6/ Newspapers.com November 1 at No. 11 Navy<ncg> 8 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 6-13 74,000 74,000 See Navy Stop Penn, 13 to 6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman November 2, 1941 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35835329/74000_see_navy_stop_penn_13_to_6/ Newspapers.com November 8 Columbia 19 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 19-16 50,000 Penn Defeats Columbia, 19-16, In Wild Finish Before 50,000 The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman November 9, 1941 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35750250/penn_defeats_columbia_1916_in_wild/ Newspapers.com November 15 No. 19 Army<ncg> 14 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 14-7 70,000 70,000 See Penn Beat Army, 14-7 The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman November 16, 1941 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35835743/70000_see_penn_beat_army/ Newspapers.com November 22 Cornell 13 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 16-0 74,000 74,000 See Penn Beat Cornell, 16-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer Cy Peterman November 23, 1941 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35835484/74000_see_penn_beat_cornell_160/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1941 college football rankings AP 1 8 11 12 8 (1) 19 14 13 13 15 References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Penn Quakers football