1941 Xavier Musketeers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1941
| team = Xavier Musketeers
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 9–1
| head_coach = Clem Crowe
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Xavier Stadium
}}
{{1941 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1941 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Clem Crowe, the team compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 257 to 47.
Xavier was ranked at No. 52 (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 Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati. Halfback Chet Mutryn starred on offense for Xavier.
Schedule
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|September 19||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Georgetown Tigers|title=Georgetown (KY)}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 63-6|8,000|{{cite news|title=Musketeers Roll Up 63-6 Win Over Georgetown Eleven|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Bob Bohne|date=September 20, 1941|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36066959/musketeers_roll_up_636_win_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 26||Butler|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 40-7|8,000|{{cite news|title=Musketeers Are Far Too Classy For Butler, Winning 40-7|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=September 27, 1941|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32746768/musketeers_are_far_too_classy_for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5|at|{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Saint Vincent Bearcats|title=Saint Vincent (PA)}}|Bearcat Stadium|Latrobe, PA|W 21-7|5,214|{{cite news|title=Xavier's Late Drive Defeats St. Vincent|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 6, 1941|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36067939/xaviers_late_drive_defeats_st_vincent/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1941|team=John Carroll Blue Streaks|title=John Carroll}}||Cleveland, OH|W 25-0|5,000|{{cite news|title=Xavier Unextended In Walloping John Carroll, 25 To 0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 13, 1941|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36067799/xavier_unextended_in_walloping_john/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18||Kentucky|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|L 6-21|11,000|{{cite news|title=U.K.'s Ground And Air Game Too Much For Musketeers: "X's" Score Is Made Near Close|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Bob Bohne|date=October 19, 1941|pages=33–34|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32745343/uks_ground_and_air_game_too_much_for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24|at|Saint Louis|Walsh Stadium|St. Louis, MO|W 8-0|7,450|{{cite news|title=Musketeers Triumph Over St. Louis Billikens By 8-0 Score|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 25, 1941|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32745909/musketeers_triumph_over_st_louis/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 2||Niagara|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 20-0|8,000|{{cite news|title=Xavier Downs Niagara, 20-0|newspaper=Dayton Journal|date=November 3, 1941|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36067587/xavier_downs_niagara_200/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 9||Dayton|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 27-0|14,000|{{cite news|title=Musketeers Pulverize Stuffing Out Of Dayton Flyers, 27-0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Bob Bohne|date=November 10, 1941|pages=12–13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32745665/musketeers_pulverize_stuffing_out_of/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 20||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Providence Argonauts|title=Providence}}|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 33-0|6,500|{{cite news|title=It's Mutryn Again As Musketeers Win, 33-0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Bob Bohne|date=November 21, 1941|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36067144/its_mutryn_again_as_musketeers_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 29||Georgetown (DC)|Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 14-9|12,000|{{cite news|title=Mutryn Sparkles As Musketeers Down Georgetown, 14-9|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Bob Bohne|date=November 30, 1941|pages=29–30|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32745488/mutryn_sparkles_as_musketeers_down/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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