1941 San Francisco Dons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1941
| team = San Francisco Dons
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 6–4
| head_coach = Jeff Cravath
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Kezar Stadium
Seals Stadium
}}
{{1941 Western college football independents records}}
The 1941 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Dons compiled a 6–4 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 206 to 193.{{cite web|title=1941 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 23, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/san-francisco/1941-schedule.html}}
San Francisco was ranked at No. 82 (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}}
Schedule
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|September 28||Santa Clara|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 7-32|25,000|{{cite news|title=Broncos Score Easy 32-7 Victory Over Inept Dons|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Bill Tobitt|date=September 29, 1941|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17681943/broncos_score_easy_327_victory_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 3||Nevada|Seals Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 7-3|6,000|{{cite news|title=Dons Pass to 7-3 Triumph Over Nevada|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Harry Borba|date=October 4, 1941|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35675877/dons_pass_to_73_triumph_over_nevada/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12||Saint Mary's|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-30|15,000|{{cite news|title=Strader Fears 'Weaknesses', Even in Victory|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=October 13, 1941|author=Alan Ward|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23210407/strader_fears_weaknesses_even_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18|at|Stanford|Stanford Stadium|Stanford, CA|L 26-42|7,000|{{cite news|title=Cardinals Use Only Power Plays to Trim Striving Dons, 42-26|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Harry Borba|date=October 19, 1941|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35676007/cardinals_use_only_power_plays_to_trim/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24||BYU|Seals Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 25-13||{{cite news|title=Don Passes Sink B.Y.U., 25-13|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Bob Brachman|date=October 25, 1941|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35676121/don_passes_sink_byu_2513/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1|at|Fresno State|Ratcliffe Stadium|Fresno, CA|W 47-27|12,000|{{cite news|title=Dons Defeat Fresno, 47-27, Before 12,000|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|date=November 2, 1941|page=12-A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8697717/dons_defeat_fresno/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
|November 9|at|Loyola (CA)|Gilmore Stadium|Los Angeles, CA|W 27-20|9,000|{{cite news|title=Dons Beat Lions, 27-20|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Charles Curtis|date=November 10, 1941|page=I-15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35676248/dons_beat_lions_2720/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 22||San Jose State|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 20-0|8,000|{{cite news|title=Don Passes Win: 58 and 55 Yard Air Advances, March of 59 Wallops Spartans|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Bob Brachman|date=November 23, 1941|pages=Sports 2, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35676457/don_passes_win_58_and_55_yard_air/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 30||Fort Ord|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 21-13||{{cite news|title=Franceschi Races 41 and 69 Yards as Dons Beat Ord, 21-13|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Bob Brachman|date=December 1, 1941|pages=17, 19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35676893/franceschi_races_41_and_69_yards_as/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 6||Mississippi State|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 13-26|25,000|{{cite news|title=Dons Trounced, 26-13: Blondy Black Sprints 82 Yards to Score|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|author=Harry Borba|date=December 7, 1941|page=Sports 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35676610/dons_trounced_2613_blondy_black/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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