1941 DePauw Tigers football team
The 1941 DePauw Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Butler University as a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) during the 1941 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Ray "Gaumy" Neal, the team compiled a 6–2 record.
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Conference | Indiana Intercollegiate Conference |
1941 record | 6–2 (3–2 IIC) |
Head coach | Ray Neal (12th season) |
Home stadium | Ira B. Blackstock Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rose Poly + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's (IN) + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wabash | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Franklin (IN) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanover | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Normal | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earlham | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at the newly constructed Ira B. Blackstock Memorial Stadium in Greencastle, Indiana. The stadium was built at a cost of $80,000.[1] The stadium was a gift from the widow of Ira B. Blackstock, a DePauw alumnus and university trustee who died in 1931.[2][3]
Four DePauw players were selected by The Indianapolis News to its All-Indiana college football teams: guard George Crane (1st team); back Arthur Lavidge (2nd team); tackle James Highland (3rd team); and back Mike Melinki (3rd team).[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 27 | Franklin |
| W 26–6 | 2,500-3,000 | [5][1] | ||
October 4 | Carleton* |
| W 7–6 | 2,500 | [6] | ||
October 11 | at Hanover | Hanover, IN | W 13–0 | [7] | |||
October 18 | Butler |
| L 6–20 | 3,000 | [8] | ||
October 25 | at Oberlin* | Oberlin, OH | W 6–0 | [9] | |||
November 1 | Louisville* |
| W 13–6 | [10] | |||
November 8 | Earlham |
| W 32–0 | [11] | |||
November 15 | at Wabash | Crawfordsville, IN (Monon Bell) | L 19–27 | [12] | |||
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Roster
The roster of the 1941 DePauw team included the following players:[3]
- Willard Becker, center, 5'10", 155 pounds
- Max Biggs, end, 6'1", 170 pounds
- Howard Blomgren, guard, 5'10", 165 pounds
- Dick Brown, tackle, 5'10", 183 pounds
- Warren Brown, back, 5'7", 154 pounds
- J.B. Campbell, guard, 5'8", 170 pounds
- George Christie, back, 5'7", 158 pounds
- George Crane, guard, 6'1", 193 pounds
- John Dewar, back, 5'9", 170 pounds
- Edmund Donk, back, 6', 170 pounds
- Bob Earhart, guard, 5'9", 171 pounds
- William Fischer, tackle, 6'2", 198 pounds
- Don Galbraith, back, 5'10", 180 pounds
- Fred Garlock, end, 5'9", 156 pounds
- Larry Hankes, back, 5'10", 162 pounds
- Carl Hein, tackle, 6', 160 pounds
- Al Hermeling, tackle, 6'1", 170 pounds
- James Highland, tackle, 6', 202 pounds
- Frank Hitchings, back, 5'7", 145 pounds
- Roger Holcomb, end, 6'2", 174 pounds
- Fred Howat, back, 5'10", 145 pounds
- John Jenkins, guard, 5'9", 160 pounds
- Harry Johnson, end, 6'2", 183 pounds
- John Jones, end, 6'1", 180 pounds
- Marvin Kishler, center, 5'11", 152 pounds
- Arthur Lavidge, back, 6', 182 pounds
- John Long, back, 6'1", 185 pounds
- Richard McCally, guard, 5'11" 165 pounds
- Mike Milenki, back, 6'7", 163 pounds
- Ray Moehring, tackle, 6'2", 197 pounds
- Brad Phillips, center, 5'8", 170 pounds
- Charles Rose, back, 6', 170 pounds
- Bud Sherrow, guard, 5'11", 165 pounds
- Edward Stokes, center, 5'11", 170 pounds
- Guy Walker, back, 6'3", 185 pounds
- Carl Woesner, end, 6', 174 pounds
- Art Zwerlein, tackle, 6'3", 183 pounds
References
- "DePauw Routs Franklin Squad: Tigers Win 26-6 In First Tilt In New Stadium". The Muncie Sunday Star. September 28, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "DePauw to Dedicate New Stadium In Home-Coming Tilt With Carleton". The Indianapolis Star. October 4, 1941. p. 16.
- "Pigskin Previews: The DePauw Tigers, Who Will Be Playing in New Blackstock Stadium". The Indianapolis News. September 23, 1941. p. Sports 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The 1941 News All-Indiana College Team". The Indianapolis News. November 29, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers Humble Franklin, 26 to 6". The Indianapolis Star. September 28, 1941. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- "DePauw Triumphs in Dedicatory Tilt". The Indianapolis Star. October 5, 1941. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "DePauw Conquers Hanover Gridders". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1941. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Albert W. Bloemker (October 19, 1941). "Butler Conquers DePauw: Blue Team's Rally Drops Tigers, 20-6". The Indianapolis Star. p. III-1.
- "DePauw Tigers Score In 3d Quarter To Defeat Oberlin by Score of 6 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. October 26, 1941. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "DePauw Turns Back Louisville Eleven, 13 to 6, After Uphill Battle". The Indianapolis Star. November 2, 1941. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Earlham Gridders Drop Season Final to DePauw Tigers, 32 to 0". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. November 9, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Little Giants 27-19 Victors: Wabash Fullback Too Much For DePauw Eleven". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 16, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.