1941 Manhattan Jaspers football team

The 1941 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Kopf, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 116 to 98.^[1]

1941 Manhattan Jaspers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Herb Kopf (4th season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds, Randall's Island Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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

Manhattan was ranked at No. 79 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	St. Bonaventure	Randall's Island Stadium New York, NY	W 20–13	8,000	^[3]
October 3	George Washington	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 23–0	7,032	^[4]
October 10	at Duquesne	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 7–26	11,127	^[5]
October 18	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 13–26	12,000	^[6]
October 24	No. T–19 Villanova	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 9–6	10,000	^[7]
November 1	Detroit	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–15	10,131	^[8]
November 8	Boston University	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 13–7	6,500	^[9]
November 15	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 13–13	12,000	^[10]
November 20	Georgetown	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–7	12,066	^[11]

References

1. "1941 Manhattan Jaspers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Hy Turkin (September 28, 1941). "Jasper Rally Beats St. Bonaventure, 20-13". New York Daily News. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Frank Hancock (October 4, 1941). "Jaspers Lead G.W. At Polo Grounds". New York Daily News. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Jack Smith (October 11, 1941). "Duquesne Little Duke Belts Jaspers, 26-7". New York Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Boston's Ted Williams Jolts Jaspers, 26-13". New York Daily News. October 19, 1941. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Joe Trimble (October 25, 1941). "Jaspers Lead Wildcats, 9-0, at Polo Grounds". New York Daily News. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Detroit Tops Jaspers, 15-0; Madarik Stars". New York Daily News. November 2, 1941. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Hy Turkin (November 9, 1941). "Jaspers Beat BU, 13-7, With 2d-Half Drive". New York Daily News. p. 95 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Manhattan Comes From Behind to Tie HC, 13-13". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Jack Smith (November 21, 1941). "Hoyas Nip Manhattan, 7-0, on 1st Period TD". New York Daily News. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.