1941 George Washington Colonials football team

1941 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–7–1 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	William Reinhart (4th season)
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	0	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Clemson	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
VPI	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	2	4	–	5	–	2
Furman	2	–	3	–	2	3	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	2	1	–	6	–	2
North Carolina	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	5	–	2	1	–	6	–	3
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University in the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach William Reinhart, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–4–1 against conference opponents), finished in 14th place in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 31.^[1] The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Mount St. Mary's*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 25–0		^[2]
October 3	at Manhattan*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–23	7,032	^[3]
October 10	Washington & Lee	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 0–0	7,000	^[4]
October 18	Georgetown*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–25	16,000	^[5]
October 25	William & Mary	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–48	8,000	^[6]
October 31	Clemson	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–19	6,000	^[7]
November 8	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 6–13	5,000	^[8]
November 14	Bucknell*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–6	6,000	^[9]
November 20	Wake Forest	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–42	5,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "1941 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ "Mounts Lose 25-0 Contest In Washington". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1941. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Hancock (October 4, 1941). "Jaspers Lead G.W. At Polo Grounds". New York Daily News. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Colonials And Generals In a Scoreless Tilt". The Staunton News-Leader. October 11, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgetown Air Attack Nips George Washington". Harrisburg Telegraph. October 18, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "William and Mary Wins". The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland). October 25, 1941. p. 8.
^ Joe Sherman (November 1, 1941). "Rebounding Clemson Tigers Down George Washington, 19-0". The Greenville News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scoop Latimer (November 9, 1941). "Furman Snaps Back To Whip G. Washington 13-6". Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bucknell Scores 6-0 Win Over Geo. Wash". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cline Is Star Of Deacons' Win Over Colonials, 42-0". The Asheville Citizen. November 21, 1941. p. 21.

v t e George Washington Colonials football
Venues	American League Park Griffith Stadium (1930–1960) District of Columbia Stadium (1961–1966)
Bowls and rivalries	1957 Sun Bowl
Culture and lore	George the Colonial "Hail to the Buff and Blue"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1881 1882 1883 1884–1889 1890 1891–1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899–1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911–1915 1916 1917–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

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