1941 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team

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1941 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–3 (5–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO. R. Latham Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
South Dakota 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Dakota 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Omaha 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
North Dakota Agricultural 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Morningside 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
South Dakota State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College in the North Central Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Clyde Starbeck, the team compiled a 5–3 record (5–0 against NCC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 29.[1]

Four Panthers players were selected by the college sports editors to the 1941 All-North Central Conference football team: tackle Don Barnhart, guard Aaron Linn, center Bob Hunt, and halfback Gene Goodwillie.[2]

Iowa State Teachers was ranked at No. 221 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at South Dakota StateBrookings, SDW 21–0[4]
October 4North Dakota
W 32–10[5]
October 10Morningside
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 13–0[6]
October 18Western Michigan*dagger
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
L 7–286,000[7]
October 25at Pittsburg State*Pittsburg, KSL 6–12[8]
November 1North Dakota Agricultural
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 51–61,500[9]
November 8at Drake*
L 0–133,500[10]
November 15Omaha
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 34–13[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
  2. ^ "Tutors, Coyotes Dominate All-Conference". Sioux City Journal. November 25, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Panthers Triumph Over South Dakota State, 21 to 0: Six Tutors Play Entire 60 Minutes". Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 28, 1941. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Iowa State Teachers Conquer North Dakota, 32 to 10: Panthers Click for Loop Victory". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 5, 1941. pp. 7, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Morningside Bows To State Teachers". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 11, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Brad Wilson (October 19, 1941). "Western Michigan Ends Teachers' Streak, 28 to 7". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Teachers Lose With 6 Minutes Left". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 26, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tutors Wallop Bison, 51 to 6: Clinch Tie for First Place in Circuit with Easy Win". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. November 2, 1941. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Gordon Gammack (November 9, 1941). "Drake Strikes Twice To Tip Tutors". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 4.
  11. ^ "Two Tiny Backs Hoist Iowa Teachers Back to Title, 34-13". The Des Moines Register. November 16, 1941. p. Sports 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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