1941 Indiana Hoosiers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1941
| team = Indiana Hoosiers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 2–6
| conf_record = 1–3
| head_coach = Bo McMillin
| hc_year = 8th
| mvp = Billy Hillenbrand
| captain = Eugene White
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1941 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1941 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bo McMillin, the Hoosiers compiled a 2–6 record (1–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 126 to 101.
Indiana was ranked at No. 48 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1941
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Detroit
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 7–14
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Long Pass in Final Period Gives Titans Victory, 14 to 7|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W.W. Edgar|date=September 28, 1941|pages=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15759238/long_pass_in_final_period_gives_titans/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| score = 6–19
| attend = 42,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Irish Have Too Many Backs For Indiana, 19 to 6|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|author=Wilfrid Smith|date=October 5, 1941|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35812644/irish_have_too_many_backs_for_indiana/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 14–20
| attend = 24,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Texas Christian Triumphs Over Indiana, 20-14: Frogs Clinch Victory With Seconds Left|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=W. Blaine Patton|date=October 12, 1941|page=37|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35812728/texas_christian_triumphs_over_indiana/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| score = 21–13
| attend = 33,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Huskers beaten first time by Indiana|newspaper=The Nebraska State Journal|author=Don Kellogg|date=October 19, 1941|pages=1B, 4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35812827/huskers_beaten_first_time_by_indiana/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 25–27
| attend = 33,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Badgers Outroar Indiana, 27-25|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|author=Henry J. McCormick|date=October 26, 1941|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35803611/badgers_outroar_indiana_2725/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| score = 7–13
| attend = 28,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Iowa Turns On Indiana, 13-7: Green Score Twice|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|author=Bert McGrane|date=November 2, 1941|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35806586/iowa_turns_on_indiana_137_green/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 14–20
|attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Northwestern Subdues Indiana and Billy Hillenbrand, 20 to 14|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|author=Irving Vaughan|date=November 9, 1941|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35805538/northwestern_subdues_indiana_and_billy/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Old Oaken Bucket
| score = 7–0
| attend = 23,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Indiana Beats Purdue: Takes Bitter Bucket Tilt By 7-0 Score|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=W. Blaine Patton|date=November 23, 1941|pages=41–42|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35807459/indiana_beats_purdue_takes_bitter/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1941 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1941-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 31, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1941 Football Schedule |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1941 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=December 31, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Indiana Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf |publisher=Indiana University |page=13 |access-date=December 31, 2023 }}
1942 NFL draftees
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Tackle | 15 | 139 | Green Bay Packers |