1941 Central Michigan Bearcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1941 Central Michigan Bearcats football Independent 4–3 Ron Finch 5th Alumni Field 1942 The 1941 Central Michigan Bearcats football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Ron Finch, the Bearcats compiled a 4–3 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 76 to 44. The team held six of seven opponents to fewer than seven points, but lost in a 45–0 rout against Gus Dorais' Detroit Titans.Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide Central Michigan University July 22, 2016 100, 109 2015 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf October 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026171041/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf dead Schedule y October 3 1941 Northern State Teachers Northern State Teachers (MI) Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 7–0 October 10 at Detroit University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 0–45 Piper Suffers Broken Collarbone as Titans Beat Bearcats, 45-0 Detroit Free Press W. W. Edgar October 11, 1941 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16744946/piper_suffers_broken_collarbone_as/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Ball State Cardinal Field Muncie, IN W 7–0 Cardinals Drop Heart-Breaker To Central Michigan Eleven, 7-6: Visitors Trail To Final Period The Muncie Sunday Star October 19, 1941 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16745239/cardinals_drop_heartbreaker_to_central/ Newspapers.com October 24 at Michigan State Normal Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry) W 12–6 Bearcat Rally Beats Hurons Detroit Free Press October 25, 1941 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16746094/bearcat_rally_beats_hurons/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Wayne Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, MI L 0–6 Wayne Beats Central Michigan, 6 to 0, for Year's First Victory Detroit Free Press November 2, 1941 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16745076/wayne_beats_central_michigan_6_to_0/ Newspapers.com November 8 University of Grand Rapids<hc>The short-lived University of Grand Rapids failed financially during World War II. Gerald Ford was the team's line coach. Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI L 6–7 Point After Score Beats Mt. Pleasant The Lansing State Journal November 9, 1941 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16744608/point_after_score_beats_mt_pleasant/ Newspapers.com November 15 1941 DeSales Sailors DeSales (OH) Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI W 12–6 Bearcats Beat De Sales Detroit Free Press November 16, 1941 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16744748/bearcats_beat_de_sales/ Newspapers.com References Central Michigan Category:Central Michigan Chippewas football seasons Central Michigan Bearcats football