1941 Western Ontario Mustangs football team

The 1941 Western Ontario Mustangs football team represented the University of Western Ontario as an independent during the 1941 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Johnny Metras.^[1] The Mustangs had previously played Canadian university football, but the intercollegiate sport was suspended in Canada due to the war. In order to keep the program alive, Coach Metras decided to compete with American college teams in 1941 playing by American rules.^[2][3]

1941 Western Ontario Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–4
Head coach	Johnny Metras (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Michigan			–					8	–	0	–	0
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					8	–	0	–	1
Youngstown			–					7	–	0	–	1
Xavier			–					9	–	1	–	0
Detroit			–					7	–	2	–	0
Ohio			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	3	–	0
Akron			–					5	–	3	–	1
Michigan State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carthage			–					1	–	5	–	2
Wayne			–					2	–	6	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					2	–	7	–	0
Western Ontario			–					1	–	4	–	0
Wichita			–					1	–	6	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					0	–	5	–	2
Detroit Tech			–					0	–	6	–	1

Prior to the start of the 1941 season, Western Ontario had not lost a game in two years against Canadian opponents.^[4] During the 1941 season, the team compiled a 1–4 record against American teams.

The 1941 Western Ontario team included only one American player, John "Bomber" Douglas of Detroit.^[5] Joe Krol scored three touchdowns for the Mustangs in their November 1 game.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	John Carroll	London, ON	L 0–27	^[7]^[4]
October 4	Lawrence Tech	London, ON	L 7–26	^[8]
October 11	Detroit Tech	London, ON	W 19–0	^[9]^[10]
October 18	Kalamazoo	London, ON	L 6–7	^[11]^[12]
November 1	Detroit freshmen	London, ON	L 18–33	^[13]

References

1. "Metras' Second Year". The Windsor Daily Star. October 1, 1941. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Mustangs Open Novel Grid Sked". The Windsor Daily Star. September 26, 1941. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Western's Mustangs Meet Lawrence Tech Tomorrow". The Windsor Daily Star. October 3, 1941. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Clevelanders Clip Western's Mustangs". The Ottawa Citizen. September 29, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Only One "Import"". The Windsor Daily Star. October 4, 1941. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mustangs Tamed, 33-18: U. of Detroit Scores 20 Points in Last Quarter". Montreal Gazette. November 3, 1941. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "John Carroll In 27-0 Win Over Canadians". The Sandusky Register. September 28, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lawrence Tech Capitalizes on Mustang Fumbles to Win 26-7". Detroit Free Press. October 5, 1941. p. Sport 5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Detroit Tech Downed by Ontario Eleven, 19-0". Detroit Free Press. October 12, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Western Wins One, Beating D.I.T. 19-0". The Windsor Daily Star. October 13, 1941. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Herd Beaten By One Point". The Windsor Daily Star. October 20, 1941. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Western U. Beaten 7-6 By Kalamazoo College". Montreal Gazette. October 20, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Scoring Bee at London". The Windsor Daily Star. November 3, 1941. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.