1941 Thiel Tomcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1941
| team = Thiel Tomcats
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 7–0
| head_coach = Jack Stoeber
| hc_year = 6th
| captain = Joe DeFebo
| stadium = Packard Park
}}
{{1941 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1941 Thiel Tomcats football team was an American football team that represented Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania, as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Jack Stoeber, the Tomcats compiled a perfect 7–0 record, shut out six of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 146 to 7.{{cite web |title=1941 - Thiel (PA) |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |accessdate=March 9, 2024 |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3218&year=1941 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911152846/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3218&year=1941 |archive-date=11 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=High Tribute Paid to Undefeated Thiel Squad|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=November 20, 1941|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-high-tribute-paid-to-un/143122814/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Come In, Greenville|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|author=Havey Boyle|date=November 21, 1941|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-come-in-greenvi/143127251/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Sophomore fullback Pete Battisti and team captain and halfback Joe DeFebo tied for the team scoring lead with 32 points each.{{cite news|title=Two Tied for Scoring Lead|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=November 22, 1941|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-two-tied-for-scoring-le/143127684/|via=newspapers.com}} Battisti also punted for Thiel and had punts of 87 and 74 yards in the final game of the season against Grove City.{{cite news|title=In Spotlight|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=November 17, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-in-spotlight/143127859/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The football program ceased competition during World War II. After a four-year hiatus, the program resumed play with the undefeated 1946 Thiel Tomcats football team. Thiel won 15 consecutive games from 1941 through the first game of 1947.
The team played its home game at Packard Park in Greenville, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
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|October 4||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Lock Haven Bald Eagles|title=Lock Haven}}|Packard Park|Greenville, PA|W 22-0|< 1,000|{{cite news|title=Thiel Outclasses Lock Haven 22-0 in Inaugural: Alert Lutherans Exhibit Good Form Against Teacher Eleven|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=October 6, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-thiel-outclasses-lock-h/143122099/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Clarion Golden Eagles|title=Clarion}}|Packard Park|Greenville, PA|W 26-0||{{cite news|title=Thiel Tomcats Drub Clarion Teachers 26 to 0: Dad's Day Contest Is Turned Into Rout in Waning Minutes|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=October 13, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-thiel-tomcats-drub-clar/143123553/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18|at|{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Hiram Terriers|title=Hiram}}||Hiram, OH|W 34-0||{{cite news|title=Thiel Crushes Hiram: Tomcats Keep Goal Uncrossed in Notching 3rd Victory, 34 to 0|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=October 20, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-thiel-crushes-hiram-to/143121633/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Westminster Titans|title=Westminster (PA)}}
|November 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Ithaca Bombers|title=Ithaca}}||Ithaca, NY|W 13-7||{{cite news|title=Injuries May Hamper Thiel in Ithaca Contest|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=October 31, 1941|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-injuries-may-hamper-thi/143123889/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Thiel Tomcats Continue Undefeated, Untied: Lutherans Come From Behind To Whip Ithaca College, 13-7|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=November 3, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-thiel-tomcats-continue/143124410/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8|at|{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Allegheny Gators|title=Allegheny}}|Montgomery Field|Meadville, PA|W 26-0||{{cite news|title=Thiel-Allegheny Game To Be 30th in Time-Honored Series|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=November 6, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-thiel-allegheny-game-to/143119016/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15|at|{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Grove City Wolverines|title=Grove City}}||Grove City, PA|W 12-0||{{cite news|title=Perfect Season at Stake for Thiel in 40th Grover Meeting|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=November 12, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-perfect-season-at-stake/143120748/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Thiel Finishes Season Undefeated and Untied|newspaper=The Record-Argus|date=November 17, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-argus-thiel-finishes-season-u/143120196/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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