1942 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 1942 Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 6–1–1 5–0–1 Millard Murphy 1st OAC champion The 1942 Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team was an American football team that represented Ohio Northern University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1942 college football season. The Polar Bears compiled a 6–1–1 record (5–0–1 against OAC opponents), won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 171 to 25.History & Records Ohio Northern University 2020 22 https://onusports.com/sports/fball/history/2020fb.pdf September 19, 2021 Ohio Northern en Millard Murphy was the head coach. He had been the Ada High School coach one year earlier. Charles Heck and Collins Stackhouse led the team on offense.Bears' Coach Faces First Test Friday The Dayton Herald September 24, 1942 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85613646/ohio-northern/ Newspapers.comU. C. Eleven Tops Ohio Grid Play: Northern Cops Conference Title The Cincinnati Enquirer November 16, 1942 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85613143/u-c-eleven/ Newspapers.com Ohio Northern was ranked at No. 229 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule yes September 25 at 1942 Findlay Oilers Findlay Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH W 6-0 October 3 at 1942 Albion Britons Albion<ncg> Albion, MI L 0-6 Albion Is Victorious Over Ohio Northern Battle Creek Enquirer October 4, 1942 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85613883/albion-is-victorious-over-ohio-northern/ Newspapers.com October 10 at 1942 Wittenberg Tigers Wittenberg Springfield, OH T 6-6 Wittenberg 6, O. North. 6 The Cincinnati Enquirer October 11, 1942 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85614027/wittenberg-6-o-north-6/ Newspapers.com October 17 1942 Capital Crusaders Capital<hc> Ada, OH W 32-7 Ohio Northern Beats Capital Dayton Daily News October 18, 1942 41 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85614154/ohio-northern-beats-capital/ Newspapers.com October 23 vs 1942 Bluffton Beavers Bluffton<ncg> Kenton, OH W 62-6 October 31 at 1942 Muskingum Fighting Muskies Muskingum New Concord, OH W 22-0 Polar Bears In Tie For Circuit Lead The Dayton Herald November 1, 1942 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85614526/polar-bears-in-tie-for-circuit-lead/ Newspapers.com November 7 1942 Mount Union Purple Raiders Mount Union Ada, OH W 28-0 Polar Bears Take Lead In Conference The Lima News November 8, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85614753/polar-bears-take-lead-in-conference/ Newspapers.com November 14 1942 Heidelberg Student Princes Heidelberg Ada, OH W 15-0 Polar Bears Champs: Down Heidelberg, 15-0, To Take Ohio Conference Crown The Cincinnati Enquirer November 15, 1942 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85615050/polar-bears-champs/ Newspapers.com References Ohio Northern Category:Ohio Northern Polar Bears football seasons Ohio Northern football