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1941 La Salle Explorers football team

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1941 La Salle Explorers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMcCarthy Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1997 →
1941 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duquesne     8 0 0
Thiel     7 0 0
Saint Francis (PA)     6 0 1
No. 6 Fordham     8 1 0
Rochester     6 1 0
Trinity (CT)     6 1 0
Wagner     5 1 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 1 1
Penn State     7 2 0
Temple     7 2 0
Coast Guard     6 2 0
Norwich     6 2 0
Hofstra     5 2 0
Boston College     7 3 0
Syracuse     5 2 1
Bucknell     6 3 0
Drexel     4 2 1
Boston University     5 3 0
La Salle     5 3 0
Tufts     5 3 0
Army     5 3 1
CCNY     4 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Manhattan     4 4 1
Holy Cross     4 4 2
Colgate     3 3 2
Providence     3 3 2
Buffalo     3 4 1
Massachusetts State     3 4 1
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Vermont     2 6 0
NYU     2 7 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team that represented La Salle College (now known as La Salle University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Henry, the Explorers compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 55.

The team played its home games at McCarthy Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Blue Ridge CollegeW 26–6[1]
October 12Niagara
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–06,000[2]
October 19Mount St. Mary's
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–7[3]
October 26at CanisiusW 7–011,500[4]
November 1at Saint AnselmManchester, NHW 21–0[5]
November 9Scranton
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 19–20[6]
November 16Providence
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–20[7]
November 22at Pennsylvania Military CollegeChester, PAW 12–2[8]

References

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  1. ^ "LaSalle College beats Blue Ridge eleven, 26–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1941. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "LaSalle tops Niagara, 21–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1941. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mt. St. Mary's nips La Salle". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1941. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Griffins suffer 7–0 defeat at hands of LaSalle invaders". The Buffalo News. October 27, 1941. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bill Bynon stars as La Salle whips St. Anselm foe, 21–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1941. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Scrantonians shade La Salle with second half assault, 20–19". The Tribune. November 10, 1941. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LaSalle loses to Providence". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1941. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LaSalle conquers P.M.C., 12–2". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1941. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.