1941 Temple Owls football team
The 1941 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 7–2 record and was outscored by a total of 176 to 146. The team was ranked No. 13 in the AP Poll before losing to Boston College on November 1, 1941. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.


1941 Temple Owls football team
Back Andy Tomasic was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team. Tackle Hank Zajkowski was named to the second team.


1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team, also known as the Vols, was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Barnhill, the Volunteers compiled an 8–2 record (3–1 against SEC opponents), finished second in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 182 to 73/ The team played its home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee.


1941 Tennessee Volunteers football team, 1942 NFL Draft
Four Tennessee players were selected in the 1942 NFL Draft.


1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record in the regular season, won the conference championship, and were ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. The team then lost to Alabama in the 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic. The team outscored all opponents by a total of 281 to 75. The team played its home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.


1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Four Texas A&M players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team: back Derace Moser (AP-1, UP-1); end James Sterling (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Martin Ruby (AP-1, UP-1); and center Bill Sibley (AP-1, UP-1). Moser was also selected as the most valuable player in the Southwest Conference.


1941 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1941 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, were ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a total of 338 to 55.


1941 Texas Longhorns football team
Four Longhorns were selected as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team: fullback Pete Layden, halfback Jack Crain, end Malcolm Kutner, and guard Chal Daniel. Kutner was also selected by the Associated Press, International News Service and Collier's as a first-team All-American and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.


1941 Texas Longhorns football team
On November 3, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorns football team to reach No. 1 in the AP Poll. They were recognized as national champions by Berryman QPRS, James Howell, and the Williamson System.


1941 Texas Mines Miners football team
The 1941 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its 13th and final season under head coach Mack Saxon, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–4 against Border Conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 192 to 184.


1941 Texas Mines Miners football team
Halfback Owen Price and guard William Caver were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. Tackle William Shoopman was named to the second team.


1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled a 9–2 record (2–0 against conference opponents), lost to Tulsa in the 1942 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 36. The team shut out six opponents, allowed only 3.3 points per game, and ranked second ranked in scoring defense among 119 major college teams during the 1941 season. The team did not play sufficient number of games against conference opponents to qualify for the conference championship. Home games were played at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.


1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Quarterback Tyrus Bain and fullback Charles Dvoracek were selected by the conference coaches as second-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team.


1941 Texas hurricane
The 1941 Texas hurricane, the second storm of the 1941 Atlantic hurricane season, was a large and intense tropical cyclone that struck coastal Texas as a major hurricane in September 1941, causing relatively severe damage. The storm is estimated to have formed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico on September 16. After attaining hurricane strength, it completed a clockwise loop and turned northwestward. The hurricane continued to strengthen until it made landfall near East Matagorda Bay, Texas, with winds of 125 miles per hour (201 km/h), but rapidly weakened as it headed inland.


1941 Texas hurricane
Damage from the storm amounted to about $6.5 million, and crops throughout the region were largely destroyed. The city of Houston suffered extensive damage as the storm passed to the east. The hurricane disrupted activities related to the Louisiana Maneuvers. Later, the system became extratropical and passed over Lake Huron, killing three people in Toronto. Overall, seven people lost their lives due to the cyclone.


1941 Texas hurricane, Meteorological history
In the middle of September, disturbed atmospheric conditions from a trough or tropical wave existed over the western Caribbean Sea and gradually coalesced near western Cuba on September 15–16. Even so, surrounding surface weather observations did not suggest that an area of low pressure had generated, but gradual organization continued until a tropical depression formed on September 17 in the central Gulf of Mexico about 120 miles (193 km) north of the Yucatán Peninsula. Operationally, the United States Weather Bureau failed to detect a tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico until a day later. After formation, the system initially moved northwestward, a heading that continued early on September 18. At that time, the system became a tropical storm more than 300 mi (483 km) to the south-southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana.


1941 Texas hurricane, Meteorological history
Over the next three days, the intensifying storm executed a gradual clockwise loop, moving to the south-southeast before turning back to the west. After intensifying into a hurricane on September 21, the storm began assuming a more northwestward course, toward the Texas Gulf Coast. It continued to strengthen into a major hurricane, peaking at 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) late on September 23. Just afterward, the storm went ashore east of Bay City, Texas, at peak intensity with an estimated central pressure of 942 millibars (27.82 inHg).


1941 Texas hurricane, Meteorological history
However, few weather instruments were sited close to the point of landfall, so the lowest recorded pressure on land was only 970.5 mb (28.66 inHg) in Houston. After landfall, the cyclone curved to the northeast and passed just west of Houston early on September 24. It accelerated as it continued to move inland and transitioned into an extratropical storm on September 25. The post-tropical system dissipated early on September 27 over northeastern Quebec, near the Torngat Mountains National Park.


1941 Texas hurricane, Preparations
In advance of the storm, advisories and warnings were widely distributed by press, radio, telegraph and telephone. About 25,000 residents evacuated their homes; some small towns along the coast were described as "deserted". People in low-lying areas of coastal Louisiana sought shelter as storm surge from the hurricane affected the northern Gulf Coast. Residents in Texas prepared their homes and businesses for the hurricane, and boat owners pulled their craft out of the water. In Port Arthur, structures were boarded up and hundreds of refugees sought shelter in local hotels. American Red Cross workers were dispatched to the state. In Houston, a temporary hospital was erected. Police and firefighters in the city were put on alert. Vessels near the storm were advised to proceed with caution.


1941 Texas hurricane, Impact
Overall damage from the storm totaled approximately $7 million, of which about $4 million can be attributed to the destruction of crops, notably rice and cotton. The hurricane affected the southern Louisiana region one week before the Louisiana Maneuvers, a series of military exercises held during August and September 1941. The exercise was designed to test US troop training, logistics, doctrine, and commanders and is considered a prelude to World War II. The rainfall triggered flooding and swelled rivers, and army vehicles became stuck in the mud as a result. Hundreds of military aircraft were forced to move inland for shelter.


1941 Texas hurricane, Impact
Winds along the coast of Texas reached 100 mph (160 km/h) at numerous points near the hurricane's center. A report from Galveston explained, "There was little characteristic sky appearance prior to the advent of the storm, the sky being mostly clear until lower clouds appeared suddenly between 6 and 7 a. m. C. S. T., on the 22d with altocumulus and alto-stratus overcast showing through breaks occasionally during the day. By late afternoon of the 22d the sky became completely overcast with low clouds of bad weather which predominated throughout the remainder of the storm." Tides at the city, already slightly above-normal due to a previous storm, rose to a crest of 7 ft (2.1 m) on September 23, flooding large portions of Galveston Island. A local airport was flooded with 1 to 3 ft (0.30 to 0.91 m) of tidewater.


1941 Texas hurricane, Impact
As the hurricane moved inland, the city of Houston was hit especially hard. Three people in the area died and several others were injured. Winds blew at up to 77 mph (124 km/h), catching many off-guard after a previous forecast that deemed the region was safe. Some sections of the city were left without power. The winds destroyed poorly built structures and damaged others, and some streets were flooded. An athletic stadium was demolished by the storm, and glass windows were shattered in downtown stores. A preliminary estimate placed the damage in Houston at $500,000. In the aftermath of the storm, fifteen truckloads of shattered glass were removed.


1941 Texas hurricane, Impact
After spreading across the United States, the remnants moved through Ontario and Quebec, producing hurricane-force wind gusts and 40 ft (12 m) waves along Lake Ontario. Throughout the lake, 55 vessels sunk due to the storm, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in damage. High winds caused power outages and structural damage, as well as destroyed wheat fields across Ontario. In Toronto, the storm killed three people and injured others.


1941 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 1941 The Citadel Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bo Rowland, the Bulldogs compiled a 4–3–1 record (0–2–1 against conference opponents), finished 14th in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 175 to 89. The Bulldogs played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.


1941 The Wrekin by-election
The Wrekin by-election of 1941 was held on 26 September 1941. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, James Baldwin-Webb. It was won by the Conservative candidate Arthur Colegate.


1941 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The 1927 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 36th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.


1941 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Boherlahan won the championship after a 2–02 to 0–06 defeat of Éire Óg Annacarty in the final. It was their 10th championship title overall and their first title since 1928.


1941 Titleholders Championship
The 1941 Titleholders Championship was contested from April 7–9 at Augusta Country Club. It was the 5th edition of the Titleholders Championship.


1941 Titleholders Championship
This event was won by Dorothy Kirby, with rounds of 80-72-72.


1941 Toledo Rockets football team
The 1941 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Rockets compiled a 7–4 record.


1941 Toledo Rockets football team
The team's backfield included two African-Americans, right halfback Robert Nash and left halfback Dick Huston.


1941 Toronto Argonauts season
The 1941 Toronto Argonauts season was the 55th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Eastern Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs, but lost the two-game total-points ERFU Final series to the Ottawa Rough Riders.


1941 Toronto Argonauts season, Regular season, Schedule
As part of the festivities marking the centenary of Queen's University, the regular-season game between the Argos and Bulldogs on 18 October was played at Richardson Stadium in Kingston, Ontario by agreement between the organizers and the Montreal club.


1941 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1941. Frederick J. Conboy was elected mayor.


1941 Toronto municipal election, Toronto mayor
The mayoralty was open following the retirement of Ralph Day. Two members of the Board of Control sought the seat, Frederick J. Conboy and Douglas McNish with Conboy winning by a significant margin.


1941 Toronto municipal election, Board of Control
There were two open seats on the Board of Control as Conboy and McNish chose to run for mayor. These were won by former alderman and mayoral candidate Lewis Duncan and alderman Robert Hood Saunders. Finishing a close fifth was alderwoman Adelaide Plumptre, who was running to be the first woman elected to the Board. Aldermen Ernest Bray and David A. Balfour also ran for the Board, but finished some distance back.


1941 Toronto municipal election, City council
Results taken from the January 2, 1941 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.


1941 Toronto municipal election, Vacancy
Ward 1 Alderman Frank M. Johnston died on October 10, 1941 and was not replaced.


1941 Tour de Suisse
The 1941 Tour de Suisse was the eighth edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 23 August to 24 August 1941. The race started and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Josef Wagner.


1941 Tschammerpokal
The 1941 Tschammerpokal was the 7th season of the annual German football cup competition. It was divided into four stages with 64 teams competing in the final stage of six rounds. In the final which was held on 2 November 1941 in the Olympiastadion Dresdner SC defeated Schalke 04 2–1.


1941 Tschammerpokal, Matches, First round
1 The game was aborted after 40 minutes due to a cloudburst.


1941 Tschammerpokal, Matches, First round
2 The game was aborted after 74 minutes due to an air raid warning.


1941 Tschammerpokal Final
The 1941 Tschammerpokal Final decided the winner of the 1941 Tschammerpokal, the 7th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 2 November 1941 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Dresdner SC won the match 2–1 against Schalke 04, to claim their 2nd cup title.


1941 Tschammerpokal Final, Route to the final
The Tschammerpokal began the final stage with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a replay would take place at the original away team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a second replay would take place at the original home team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.


1941 Tschammerpokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).


1941 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 1941 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by Red Dawson in his sixth and final year as head coach, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing eigtth in the SEC. The Green Wave was outscored by opponents by a total of 220 to 95.


1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1941 college football season. In their first year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the Missouri Valley Conference championship, and defeated Texas Tech, 6–0, in the 1942 Sun Bowl.


1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The team was led by brothers Glenn Dobbs and Bobby Dobbs. Glenn was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame; Bobby served as Tulsa's head coach from 1955 to 1960.


1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Six Tulsa players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team: halfbacks Glenn Dobbs and N.A. Keithley; end Elston Campbell and Saxon Judd; center Richard Morgan; and tackle Charles Greene. Four others were named to the second team: quarterback Joe Gibson; guard Roy Stuart and Wayne Holt; and tackle Jim Worthington.


1941 Turkish Football Championship
The 1941 Turkish Football Championship was the eighth edition of the competition. It was held in July. Gençlerbirliği won their first national championship title by defeating Beşiktaş in the final. For Gençlerbirliği it was the club's first title with one more to follow in 1946.


1941 Turkish Football Championship
The championship was held in a new format again. The champions of the three major regional leagues (Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir) and 1940 Turkish football champions Eskişehir Demirspor qualified directly for the competition. Kayseri Sümerspor, Gölcük İdman Yurdu, and Trabzon İdman Gücü qualified by winning their respective regional qualification groups. All matches of the championship were played at 19 Mayıs Stadium in Ankara.


1941 Turkish National Division
The 1941 National Division was the 5th edition of the Turkish National Division. Beşiktaş won their first title.


1941 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
The 1941 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from 30 August until 7 September. It was the 61st staging of the U.S. National Championships and due to World War II it was the only Grand Slam tennis event of the year.


1941 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Jack Kramer /  Ted Schroeder defeated  Wayne Sabin /  Gardnar Mulloy 9–7, 6–4, 6–2


1941 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles
Sarah Palfrey Cooke /  Margaret Osborne defeated  Dorothy Bundy /  Pauline Betz 3–6, 6–1, 6–4


1941 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Mixed Doubles
Sarah Palfrey Cooke /   Jack Kramer defeated  Pauline Betz /  Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–4, 6–4


1941 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Bobby Riggs defeated Francis Kovacs 8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1941 U.S. National Championships.


1941 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Bobby Riggs is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1941 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Sarah Cooke defeated first-seeded Pauline Betz 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1941 U.S. National Championships. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and held from August 30, through September 7, 1941 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.


1941 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
The draw consisted of 62 players of which eight were seeded.


1941 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Pauline Betz is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.


1941 U.S. Open (golf)
The 1941 U.S. Open was the 45th U.S. Open, held June 5–7 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Craig Wood, who had lost in a playoff at the U.S. Open two years earlier, finally broke through and claimed his first U.S. Open title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Denny Shute in sweltering heat. Eight years earlier, Shute had defeated him in a playoff at the 1933 British Open.


1941 U.S. Open (golf)
Wood opened the tournament with a 73 in the first round and followed that up with a 71 in the rain-delayed second. Part of a four-way tie for the lead after 36 holes, Wood shot a pair of 70s in the final two rounds, capped by a birdie on the 72nd, to post a 284 total. Only Fort Worth's Ben Hogan managed better than Wood in the final two rounds, but he finished five behind in a tie for third. Denny Shute shot a 287 total to finish three strokes behind Wood in second.


1941 U.S. Open (golf)
Wood, age 39, was almost forced to miss the tournament due to a nagging back injury he aggravated two weeks earlier. After recording a double-bogey 7 on his first hole of the championship, he considered withdrawing but was convinced to continue by playing partner Tommy Armour. With his win here, Wood became the first to win the first two majors in a season; he won the Masters two months earlier. Prior to 1941, he had several near misses, and had lost all four majors in extra holes.


1941 U.S. Open (golf)
Tyrrell Garth, a month shy of his 16th birthday, established a new tournament record for youngest competitor. He shot an 80 in the first round and withdrew during the second; his record stood for 65 years, until 2006 (Tadd Fujikawa).


1941 U.S. Open (golf)
This was the last U.S. Open played for five years, until 1946, due to World War II. Colonial has hosted an annual PGA Tour event since 1946, now known as the Fort Worth Invitational.


1941 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round
Thunderstorms caused delays in the morning and afternoon, but only a few players did not complete the second round on Friday.


1941 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1941 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–4–1 against PCC opponents), finished fifth in the PCC, and were outscored by a total of 178 to 128.


1941 UCLA Bruins football team
Quarterback Bob Waterfield later played for the Los Angeles Rams and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Other key players included Clarence Mackey, a transfer player from Compton Junior College.


1941 UCLA Bruins football team, Game summaries, USC
Bob Waterfield lateraled to Vic Smith for a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter to put the Bruins on the scoreboard first. Bobby Robertson scored from the 1-yard line for USC.


1941 UCLA Bruins football team, 1941 NFL Draft
The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL Draft.


1941 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 1941 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 16th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


1941 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
The year was dominated by the effects of World War II. The remaining classic races that had not been suspended in 1940 were duly suspended in 1941 with the exception of the Irish Greyhound Derby and Scottish Greyhound Derby.


1941 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Racing did continue at many venues but was restricted to afternoons during the winter, this is because of the blackout regulations and during the summer the meetings were held in the early part of the evening. Matinee meetings would also take place on weekends at some tracks. Staffing the racing worsened as many of the stadium and kennel staff were called up to serve.


1941 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Remarkably despite restrictions on racing then annual totalisator turnover set a new record, reaching £42,027,642 and with a tax of 6% was a significant income for the government.


1941 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
Trainer Joe Harmon continued his successful run of big race wins by training Lights O'London who won the Scottish Derby. Ballycurreen Soldier reached his third consecutive Scottish Derby final under the training of a third different trainer. The event was completed in one evening, with heats at 7:35 pm and 7:55 pm and the final later at 9:45 pm. The principal London races remaining on the open race calendar were The Cambridgeshire, Wimbledon Spring Cup, Wimbledon Gold Cup, Wembley Gold Cup and Two Year Old Produce Stakes, also at Wimbledon.


1941 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
Ballynennan Moon, now with Sidney Orton won the Wembley Summer Cup in August quickly followed by the Berkeley Cup and was beginning to come to prominence as the nations leading greyhound. However, with no English Greyhound Derby taking place this brindle dog would never have the opportunity to claim the sport's biggest prize.


1941 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Ireland
Iris racing suffered from the dreaded Foot-and-mouth disease; traveling almost ceased and the Irish tracks came to a standstill in many areas. The ban was finally lifted at the end of the summer and hectic plans were drawn up to save the Irish Derby before the year ended. This resulted in a late October slot for the competition and would be run at Shelbourne Park because Cork Greyhound Stadium had ruled themselves out from being able to stage the race. Harold's Cross Stadium also managed to stage the Grand National at late notice, which went down well with the Irish Coursing Club, who had noted that both Dublin tracks had come to the rescue. The Grand National title went to The Gunner.


1941 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News
The Irish Greyhound Derby winner Brave Damsel, owned by John Byrne and The Gunner, were both sold to England. The Gunner was bought by a syndicate in Oxford for the sum of £400 and would become a crowd favourite at the relatively Oxford Stadium because of his hurdling ability.


1941 USC Trojans football team
The 1941 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference during the 1941 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Sam Barry who took over after Howard Jones died during the previous off-season. Barry also coached USC's basketball and baseball teams. The Trojans compiled a 2–6–1 record (2–4–1 against PCC opponents) and finished eighth out of ten in the conference.


1941 United Australia Party leadership election
The United Australia Party (UAP) held a leadership election on 9 October 1941, following the resignation of Robert Menzies on the same day. Billy Hughes was elected as his replacement.


1941 United Australia Party leadership election
Menzies had become UAP leader (and thus prime minister) in 1939, following the death of Joseph Lyons. The UAP-Country Coalition lost its slender majority at the 1940 election, and depended on the votes of two independents to stay in office.


1941 United Australia Party leadership election
On 29 August 1941, Menzies resigned the prime ministership after Labor turned down his offer to join a national unity government. He was succeeded by Country Party leader Arthur Fadden, who had been elected by a joint meeting of the Coalition parties. However, the Fadden Government lasted only 40 days before being defeated after the two independents joined Labor in defeating Fadden's budget. John Curtin's Labor Party formed a new government on 7 October, with the Coalition parties forced into opposition.


1941 United Australia Party leadership election
On 9 October, Menzies called a meeting of the parliamentary UAP. He resigned the party's leadership, but not before calling for a vote to determine whether the UAP should form a joint opposition with the Country Party (with Fadden as opposition leader). After a long debate, a joint opposition was approved by 19 votes to 12, despite Menzies arguing against the proposal. As a result, he did not re-contest the party leadership. There were three candidates – former prime minister and attorney-general Billy Hughes, former army minister Percy Spender, and former external territories minister Allan McDonald.


1941 United Australia Party leadership election
Spender was eliminated on the first ballot, and Hughes narrowly defeated McDonald on the second. The final tally of votes was not released, but some sources reported the margin to be only a single vote. Hughes, who was 79 years old (although claiming to be 77), was viewed as "a stop-gap choice to give time for animosities to cool or a more formidable rival to Menzies to emerge".


1941 United States House of Representatives elections
There were elections in 1941 to the United States House of Representatives:


1941 United States Senate elections
There were three special elections to the United States Senate in 1941 during the 77th United States Congress.


1941 United States Senate elections
In these elections, the winners were elected in 1941 after January 3; sorted by election date.


1941 United States Senate elections, Mississippi (Special)
Four-term Democratic senator Pat Harrison died June 22, 1941 and Democrat James Eastland was appointed June 30, 1941 to continue the term. Democrat Wall Doxey won the September 29, 1941 special election, but would later lose renomination to Eastland for the next term in 1942.


1941 United States Senate elections, South Carolina (Special)
James F. Byrnes (Democratic) had resigned July 8, 1941 and Alva Lumpkin (Democratic) was appointed July 22, 1941 to continue the term. Lumpkin died, however, August 1, 1941, so Roger C. Peace (Democratic) was then appointed August 5, 1941 to continue the term. Peace was not a candidate in the special election.


1941 United States Senate elections, South Carolina (Special)
Governor Burnet R. Maybank took the most votes in the September 2, 1941 Democratic primary over Governor Olin Johnston and Representative Joseph R. Bryson. Maybank then won the September 16, 1941 primary runoff. Maybank won the general election unopposed and would serve through two general elections (1942 and 1948) until his death in 1954.


1941 United States Senate elections, Texas (Special)
Democrat Morris Sheppard died April 9, 1941 and Democrat Andrew Jackson Houston was appointed April 21, 1941  to continue the term. Houston died, however, June 26, 1941, before the August 4, 1941 special election. In a 14-candidate race, "Pappy" W. Lee O'Daniel (Democratic) won a slim plurality over Representative Lyndon Baines Johnson (Democratic), which was sufficient for the election.


1941 United States Senate special election in Texas
The 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas was held on June 28, 1941 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Morris Sheppard, who died in office on April 9. Interim Senator Andrew Jackson Houston did not run for re-election. The race was won by Governor Pappy O'Daniel with a plurality of the vote; no majority was required.


1941 United States Senate special election in Texas
O'Daniel very narrowly defeated U.S. Representative Lyndon Baines Johnson, who won the seat after O'Daniel's retirement in 1948.


1941 United States Senate special election in Texas, Background
In April 1941, incumbent Senator Morris Sheppard died in office. Governor Pappy O'Daniel appointed Andrew Jackson Houston to fill the seat until a successor could be duly elected, with the election scheduled for June 28. The winner finished Sheppard's term ending in 1943.


1941 United States Senate special election in Texas, Background
Houston did not run to complete the term, only serving as a placeholder for Governor O'Daniel.


1941 United States Senate special election in Texas, Candidates, Major candidates, Minor candidates
None of these candidates received more than 0.30% of the popular vote.


1941 United States Senate special election in Texas, Candidates, Major candidates, Minor candidates
All of these candidates were Democrats except Evans (Republican), Fletcher (Republican), Jones (Independent), and Brooks (Communist).


1941 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1941, in the state of Virginia. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year.


1941 Uruguayan Primera División, Overview
It was contested by 11 teams, and Nacional won the championship. Nacional are still the only team to have scored a 100% record during a Primera Division season.


1941 Utah Redskins football team
The 1941 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1941 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled a 6–0–2 record (4–0–2 against conference opponents), won the MSC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 65. The team played its home games at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City.


1941 Utah Redskins football team, After the season, NFL Draft
Utah had two players selected in the 1942 NFL Draft.


1941 Utah State Aggies football team
The 1941 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1941 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 0–8 record (0–6 against MSC opponents), finished in last place in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 153 to 46.


1941 VFA season
The 1941 Victorian Football Association season was the 63rd season of the Australian rules football competition, and it was the last season before the Association went into recess during World War II. The premiership was won by the Port Melbourne Football Club, which defeated Coburg by 19 points in the Grand Final on 4 October. It was Port Melbourne's fifth VFA premiership, and its second in a row.


1941 VFA season, Association membership
World War II had commenced in Europe in September 1939, and for the second consecutive season the Association opted to proceed with a full premiership season. Many Association players had enlisted in the war effort, and the Sandringham Football Club elected to operate on an amateur basis for the season.


1941 VFA season, Premiership
The home-and-home season was played over twenty matches, before the top four clubs contested a finals series under the Page–McIntyre system to determine the premiers for the season.


1941 VFL Grand Final
The 1941 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 1941. It was the 45th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1940 VFL season. The match, attended by 79,687 spectators, was won by Melbourne by a margin of 29 points, marking that club's fifth premiership victory.


1941 VFL Grand Final
By claiming their third successive premiership, Melbourne joined Carlton and Collingwood as the only clubs to achieve the feat.


1941 VFL Grand Final
Melbourne's team was understrength as they had been depleted by the war. Syd Anderson, Harold Ball, Ron Barassi and Keith Truscott, who were members of the previous season's premiership, missed the Grand Final as they were serving their country and would all lose their lives.


1941 VFL Grand Final
There were sets of brothers on each team, with the Cordner brothers of Melbourne taking on the Reynolds brothers of Essendon.


1941 VFL Lightning Premiership
The 1941 VFL Lightning Premiership was an Australian rules football knockout competition played entirely on Saturday 24, May. It was played during a weeks break of the Victorian Football Leagues's 1941 VFL season between rounds 4 and 5 with all games being played at the MCG. The competition was also played on the same day as an interstate match between New South Wales and Victoria in Sydney. This was the second time a lightning premiership had been contested in the VFL. It was contested by the 12 VFL teams who competed in the 1941 VFL season. A crowd of 19,572 attended the competition. Collingwood won the competition by 1 point, defeating Melbourne in the final.


1941 VFL season
The 1941 Victorian Football League season was the 45th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.


1941 VFL season, Premiership season
In 1941, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.


1941 VFL season, Premiership season
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.


1941 VFL season, Premiership season
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1941 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.


1941 VFL season, Grand final
Melbourne defeated Essendon 19.13 (127) to 13.20 (98), in front of a crowd of 79,687 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).


1941 VMI Keydets football team
The 1941 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled a 4–6 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 173 to 134. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Lexington, Virginia, and Municipal Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.


1941 VMI Keydets football team
Backs Bosh Pritchard and Joe Muha were selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as second-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.


1941 VPI Gobblers football team
The 1941 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the Gobblers compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 120 to 112.


1941 VPI Gobblers football team
Guard Roger McLure as selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.


1941 VPI Gobblers football team
Guard John Maskas was selected by the Boston Yanks in the 14th round (142nd overall pick) of the 1944 NFL Draft. Maskas became the first VPI player to play in the NFL, appearing in 18 games for the Buffalo Bills in 1947 and 1949.


1941 VPI Gobblers football team, Roster
The following players were members of the 1941 football team according to the roster published in the 1942 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.


1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 in conference play) and outscored opponents by a total of 260 to 89. The Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.


1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The highlight of the season was a defeat of seventh-ranked Alabama in a driving rainstorm in Nashville; up to that time, only the second time in Commodore history where they defeated a ranked team. On November 9, Vanderbilt played the school's 439th game and defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7, for the 300th win in program history.


1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Two Vanderbilt players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1941 All-SEC football team: center Bob Gude (AP-1, UP-1) and fullback Jack Jenkins (AP-1, UP-1).


1941 Van–Erciş earthquake
The 1941 Van–Erciş earthquake occurred at 23:53 local time on 10 September. It had an estimated surface wave magnitude of 5.9 and a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake has caused estimated casualties of between 190 and 430 people and also 600 buildings have collapsed.


1941 Venezuelan Primera División season
The 1941 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 6 teams. The national champions were Litoral.


1941 Venezuelan presidential election
The 1941 Venezuelan presidential election was held in Venezuela on 28 April 1941, to elect the successor of President of Venezuela Eleazar López Contreras. This presidential election, unlike the elections held since 1947, was indirect, that is, the voters were the deputies and senators of the Congress of Venezuela. The winner on this day was Isaías Medina Angarita with 120 votes, 87.6% of the seats in the Congress.


1941 Venezuelan presidential election, Background
Following the death of President Juan Vicente Gómez, who was dictator of Venezuela from 1908 to 1935, General and Minister of Army and Navy Eleazar López Contreras assumed the presidency. Eleazar López Contreras attempted to mediate between the authoritarian processes of his predecessor, promoting democratic processes and political freedom for Venezuelans.


1941 Venezuelan presidential election, Background
In July 1936 shortly after becoming President of Venezuela, President Eleazar López Contreras created a constitutional amendment limiting the presidential term from seven years down to five, applying this law upon himself as well. This constitutional decision led to the 1941 elections, where the Congress of Venezuela would determine the new President of Venezuela.


1941 Vermont Catamounts football team
The 1941 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented  the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their second year under head coach John C. Evans, the team compiled a 2–6 record. The Catamounts also defeated the Montreal Bulldogs 28–13 in an exhibition game played at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal on October 15.


1941 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 1941 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 84 to 58. The team played its home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.


1941 Villanova Wildcats football team
Center Ed Korisky was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team.


1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Frank Murray, the Cavaliers compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 279 to 42. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.


1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Halfback Bill Dudley was the team captain. Dudley became the school's second ever consensus first-team All-American, being selected by five of nine selectors, including the Associated Press. Dudley led the country in touchdowns, points scored, rushing average, and touchdowns responsible for. He became the school's first and only recipient of the Maxwell Award, distinguishing him as the best player in college football in 1941. He finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.


1941 Virginia gubernatorial election
In the 1941 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor James H. Price, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. U.S. Representative Colgate Darden was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against former Virginia State Senator Benjamin Muse, a Republican.


1941 Volta a Catalunya
The 1941 Volta a Catalunya was the 21st edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 6 to 12 September 1941. The race started and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by Antonio Andrés.


1941 Vuelta a España
The 3rd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 12 June to 6 July 1941. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 4,409 km (2,740 mi).


1941 Vuelta a España
This was the first time that the Vuelta was won by a Spanish rider, Julián Berrendero. Due to the outbreak of World War II, only riders from Spain and neutral Switzerland competed  in the race. In addition, Delio Rodriguez, who rose to fame after winning 12 stages at this race, later became a significant figure in Spanish cycling history. Lastly, Fermin Trueba won the mountains classification.


1941 WANFL season
The 1941 WANFL season was the 57th season of the various incarnations of the Western Australian National Football League. Owing to the drain of players to military service in World War II, the league was forced to suspend the reserves competition until 1946, and ultimately this was to be the last season of senior football in Perth until 1945 as the supply of available players became smaller and smaller and the Japanese military threatened northern Western Australia.


1941 WANFL season
On the field, 1941 saw West Perth, boosted by veteran goal machine Ted Tyson's comeback from appendicitis and planned retirement, achieve a premiership barely two years after having lost 27 consecutive matches as a young nucleus that would make them a power after the war, including such players as Stan Heal and Bill Baker, defeated perennial powerhouse East Fremantle twice during the finals. In a thrilling struggle for the fourth position, East Perth lost out despite an impressive final-round win over the eventual premiers and missed the finals for the first time since 1930; they were despite a perfect season in the 1944 under-age competition not to return to open-age finals until 1952.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 2
East Fremantle gain revenge for three 1940 losses against their derby rivals, whilst despite having only seventeen men for most of the game West Perth move to top position.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 3
East Fremantle score 30 behinds in a WANFL match for the first time since the record 41 behinds against Midland Junction from Round 8, 1917.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 8
With postwar Perth champions Ern Henfry and Merv McIntosh starring, South Fremantle lose their place in the four.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 9
East Fremantle break Claremont’s record from the previous season by winning after being fifty points behind at quarter-time.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 10
South Fremantle rebound with a superb win over West Perth led by ruckman Highham and centreman Clive Lewington. It remained their highest score against the Cardinals until 1979.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 11
George Doig kicks his 1,000th goal as Old Easts record a run of wins over all the other clubs.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 12
Subiaco kick their lowest score since 1922 as South Fremantle completely overwhelm them for the second time in three meetings.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 13
In a thrilling match in heavy and windy conditions, East Perth take fourth place from the Southerners.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 14
In very wet conditions, East Perth gain a second thrilling victory to be two games clear inside the top four.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 17
With Tyson kicking fourteen goals, West Perth crush Subiaco to take a clear grip on the double chance.


1941 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 20
Despite ending West Perth’s unbeaten run at Leederville, South Fremantle’s easy win over an exceptionally disappointing full-strength Claremont team ensures the Royals miss the four.


1941 WANFL season, Finals, First semi-final
Claremont’s inaccuracy in the third quarter (three goals and twelve behinds) together with nine goals from brilliant leading by teenage full-forward Naylor, ensures the end of the Tigers’ premiership sequence.


1941 WANFL season, Finals, Second semi-final
With O‘Keefe, Shuttleworth and Woodhouse beating East Fremantle’s ruck division, and their forward work so poor that they scored no goals in the second and third quarters, West Perth comfortably win their first final since the 1935 Grand Final.


1941 WANFL season, Finals, Preliminary final
A devastating last quarter burst, kicking 9.5 (59) to one goal, overwhelms South Fremantle who has started with an eight-goal first quarter.


1941 WANFL season, Finals, Grand Final
Pace and teamwork enables the Cardinals to repeat their second semi-final triumph to the satisfaction of coach Ross Hutchinson, who said he “derived a savage satisfaction from the victory.”


1941 Waitemata by-election
The Waitemata by-election was held on 19 July 1941 was caused by the death of Jack Lyon during the term of the 26th New Zealand Parliament. Mary Dreaver of the Labour Party won the by-election; she was the third woman elected to the House of Representatives.


1941 Waitemata by-election, Background and candidates
Mary Dreaver was chosen as the Labour Party candidate. Previously, she had unsuccessfully sought Labour nomination for the 1930 by-election in the Parnell electorate and Grey Lynn electorate in 1931. In the 1938 election she stood for Labour in Remuera, coming second.


1941 Waitemata by-election, Background and candidates
The National Party chose not to stand an official candidate for the by-election. However, William Brockway Darlow entered the contest as an "independent" National candidate. He was subsequently endorsed by the National Party for the next general election scheduled to take place later that year, but was postponed until 1943 due to World War II. Darlow had previously contested the seat in 1931 for the United Party, one of National's predecessors.


1941 Waitemata by-election, Background and candidates
Former Auckland City Councilor Norman Douglas stood for the Labour splinter group, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP). As was predicted, the inclusion of a Democratic Labour candidate split Labour's vote. He was president of the DLP's Grey Lynn branch, secretary of the district council and a member of the DLP national executive.


1941 Waitemata by-election, Results
Dreaver became the third woman to enter New Zealand's House of Representatives. She was defeated in the next (1943) general election, by the National Party candidate, Henry Thorne Morton.


1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the Southern Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 168.


1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Guard Carl Givler was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.


1941 Washington Homestead Grays season
The 1941 Washington Homestead Grays baseball team represented the Washington Homestead Grays in the Negro National League (NNL) during the 1941 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–24–2 (.675) record and won the NNL pennant.


1941 Washington Homestead Grays season
Vic Harris was the team's player-manager. The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh and Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.


1941 Washington Homestead Grays season
The team's leading pitchers were Ray Brown (11–6, 2.92 ERA, 53 strikeouts) and Terris McDuffie (9–3, 2.43 ERA).


1941 Washington Huskies football team
The 1941 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1941 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 5–4 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 120 to 94.


1941 Washington Huskies football team
After the season in mid-December, Phelan and his two assistants were fired. Assistant Ralph Welch was rehired as head coach for 1942.


1941 Washington Huskies football team, NFL Draft selections
Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1942 NFL Draft, which lasted 22 rounds with 200 selections.


1941 Washington Redskins season
The 1941 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 5th in Washington, D.C.. The team failed to improve on their 9–2 record from 1940, finishing at 6-5 and missed the playoffs.


1941 Washington Redskins season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1941 Washington Redskins season, Standings
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1941 Washington Senators season
The 1941 Washington Senators won 70 games, lost 84, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.


1941 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1941 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1941 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1941 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1941 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1941 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1941 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1941 college football season. Sixteenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 6–4 record (5–3 in the PCC).


1941 Washington University Bears football team
The 1941 Washington University Bears football team was an American football team that represented Washington University of St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1941 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Frank Loebs, the Bears compiled a 4–5 record (1–3 against MVC opponents), finished fifth in the MVC, and were outscored by a total of 165 to 150. The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.


1941 Washington University Bears football team
The team was led by senior halfback Bud Schwenk. During the 1941 season, Schwenk broke the national collegiate single-season records for completed passes (114) and yards of total offense (1,928). Schwenk also led the nation in 1941 with 1,457 passing yards.


1941 Washington and Lee Generals football team
The 1941 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Riley Smith, the team compiled a 1–6–2 record (1–2–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 93 to 69.


1941 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The 1941 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 41st staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897.


1941 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Dungarvan won the championship after a 2-06 to 1-05 defeat of Mount Sion in the final. This was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 1926. It remains their last championship victory.


1941 Wayne Tartars football team
The 1941 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. The Tartars compiled a 2–6 record and were outscored by opponents, 204 to 24. The Tartars two victories were over Central Michigan (6–0) and Michigan State Normal (12–0).


1941 Wayne Tartars football team
The team's head coach was Joe Gembis in his tenth season. His assistant coaches were Joseph Truskowski and Ox Emerson.


1941 Wayne Tartars football team
Prior to the season, Wayne conducted its preseason training camp at Mio, Michigan. Coach Gembis had expected 15 lettermen to return from his 1940 team that had compiled a 4–1–3 record. However, the military draft intervened, and seven of the team's 15 returning lettermen were in the Army at the start of the 1941 season with two more waiting to be inducted. Another had joined the Michigan State Police.


1941 Wayne Tartars football team
After the team lost its first three games without scoring a point, Gembis came under fire for the team's poor performance, despite coaching at a school with approximately 10,000 students.


1941 Wayne Tartars football team
Tom Kennedy played at the tackle position for the 1941 Wayne team. In 1944, he played two games for the Detroit Lions, the first Wayne alumnus to play in the National Football League.


1941 Wellington City mayoral election
The 1941 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1941, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington and fifteen city councillors plus seats on the Wellington Hospital Board and Wellington Harbour Board. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1941 Wellington City mayoral election, Background
While residents as well as ratepayers had been able to vote in local elections since 1910, in this election tenants of state houses throughout New Zealand were made borough electors as though they were ratepayers (though they did not pay rates directly to councils, which were paid by central government). This meant that there was no qualifying period of residence for them, though they did not acquire the ratepayers' right to vote on loan or rating proposals.


1941 Wellington City mayoral election, Background, The 'Nathan Incident'
The election resulted in a landslide victory for the right-leaning local ticket the Citizens' Association with their candidates capturing all council seats and the mayoralty, blitzing the Labour Party. This resulted from a scandal involving Hubert Nathan, a Citizens candidate for the Wellington Harbour Board and a stockbroker. Like other Citizens candidates, he had been critical of the number of union secretaries on the Labour ticket, asking how they could serve ratepayers and the city while dependent on the unions for their jobs.


1941 Wellington City mayoral election, Background, The 'Nathan Incident'
Nathan agreed to a visit on Friday 9 May by a union official and an associate, but that afternoon five men called and used "Gestapo tactics" according to Nathan. They reviling him because he was a Jew and saying no Jew should hold any public position, as well as saying they would stop him travelling or getting deliveries unless he apologised and withdrew in writing. On Wednesday 14 May after four days his account was splashed over the papers, giving the unions little time to respond.


1941 Wellington City mayoral election, Background, The 'Nathan Incident'
The Labour Representation Committee said his accusations were "hardly credible" but newspaper editorials condemned the use of union power to victimise opponents. No Labour candidate was returned to any of the three authorities, though McKeen (as highest polling unsuccessful candidate) was appointed to the Council in 1942 to fill a vacancy caused by Len McKenzie's death.


1941 Wellington City mayoral election, Background, The 'Nathan Incident'
It was nine years before a Labour candidate was again elected to the Council. The Citizens' clean sweep included Elizabeth Gilmer an active conservationist and daughter of Richard Seddon. Labour also lost all seats on the Wellington Hospital Board, although the board still had Labour representatives from Mākara, Petone and Johnsonville.


1941 West Bromwich by-election
The West Bromwich by-election, 1941 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of West Bromwich in Staffordshire on 16 April 1941. The seat had become vacant on the resignation of the Labour Member of Parliament Frederick Roberts, who had held the seat from 1918 to 1931 and again from the 1935 general election; he died later in 1941.


1941 West Bromwich by-election
The Labour candidate, John Dugdale, was returned unopposed. Most by-elections during World War II were unopposed, since the major parties had agreed not to contest by-elections when vacancies arose in seats held by the other parties; contests occurred only when independent candidates or minor parties chose to stand.


1941 West Dorset by-election
The West Dorset by-election of 1941 was held on 21 June 1941. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Philip Colfox. It was won by the Conservative candidate Simon Wingfield Digby.


1941 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The 1941 West Texas State Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented West Texas State College (now known as West Texas A&M University) in the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 298 to 100. The 1941 season was the first for West Texas as a member of the Border Conference. The team played its home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.


1941 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The team averaged 29.8 points per game, ranking fourth among 119 major college programs for the 1941 season. The team was led by halfback Ben Collins who was one of the nation's leading scorers. Collins and fullback Larry Sanders were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. Tackle Cletus Kuehler and guard Jold Farbus were named to the second team.


1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1941 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 126 to 85. The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Henry Goodman was the team captain.


1941 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 1941 Western Michigan Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Western Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) during the 1941 college football season. In their 13th and final season under head coach Mike Gary, the Hilltoppers compiled an 8–0 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 183 to 27. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.


1941 Western Michigan Broncos football team
End Bob Metzger was the team captain. For the second consecutive year, halfback Horace Coleman received the team's most outstanding player award.


1941 Western Michigan Broncos football team
With the United States entry into World War II after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Mike Gary left his position as head football coach at Western Michigan and served three years in the Naval Air Corps with the rank of commander.


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. The Mustangs had previously played Canadian college 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.


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


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


1941 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
The 1941 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1941 college football season. The team was coached by Tom Davies, who was assisted by Coach Ken Ormiston. A notable star halfback was Dom "Mickey" Sanzotta, who also served as team co-captain with Paul Hudson.


1941 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
The 50th game of the Case–Reserve rivalry, which began in 1891, was played.


1941 Western Samoan general election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 5 November 1941.


1941 Western Samoan general election, Electoral system
Two Europeans were elected from a single two-seat constituency. Voting was restricted to European and mixed European-Samoans aged 21 or over. A total of 578 people registered to vote, including around a hundred German nationals, whose right to vote in the election was confirmed by the New Zealand government.


1941 Western Samoan general election, Campaign
It was reported in October 1941 that the two incumbent members Charles Dawson and Olaf Frederick Nelson would not stand; Nelson due to ill-health and Dawson having left the Samoa. However, Nelson did eventually contest the elections, alongside former MLCs Alfred Smyth and Arthur Williams, the shop manager Percy Glover and Amando Stowers, a planter and leader of the Labour Party.


1941 Wichita Shockers football team
The 1941 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their 12th and final season under head coach Al Gebert, the Shockers compiled a 1–6–1 record.


1941 Wild
1941 Wild, provisional designation 1931 TN1, is an eccentric Hilidan asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter.


1941 Wild
It was discovered on 6 October 1931, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. The asteroid was named for Swiss astronomer Paul Wild.


1941 Wild, Orbit and classification
Wild is a member of the Hilda family, a large group of asteroids that are thought to have originated from the Kuiper belt. Located in the outermost part of the main-belt, they orbit in a 3:2 orbital resonance with the gas giant Jupiter, meaning that for every 2 orbits Jupiter completes around the Sun, a Hildian asteroid will complete 3 orbits. As the Hildas neither cross the path of any of the planets nor can they be pulled out of orbit by Jupiter's gravitational field due to their resonance, it is likely that the asteroid will remain in a stable orbit for thousands of years.


1941 Wild, Orbit and classification
The asteroid orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.8–5.1 AU once every 7 years and 10 months (2,870 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.29 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic. Wild' observation arc begins with its discovery observation, as A915 UA, a previous identification made at Heidelberg in 1918, remained unused.


1941 Wild, Physical characteristics
According to the survey on the Hilda Population carried out by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Wild measures 17.2 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.152, while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous asteroids 0.057, and calculates a diameter of 24.3 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 11.8. WISE also classifies the carbonaceous asteroid as a metallic M-type.


1941 Wild, Physical characteristics
A rotational lightcurve of Wild was obtained by Richard P. Binzel in October 1987. It gave a rotation period of 9.05 hours with a brightness variation of 0.36 magnitude (U=2). A longer period of 45.6 hours was derived from photometric observations at the Palomar Transient Factory in September 2011 (U=1)


1941 Wild, Naming
This minor planet was named in honor of Swiss astronomer Paul Wild (1925–2014), who worked at the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern. Wild's research focused on the discovery and observation of supernovae in other galaxies. He was also a prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets, most notably of comet Wild 2, which he discovered at the university's nearby Zimmerwald Observatory, and which was later visited by NASA's Stardust Mission. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 20 February 1976 (M.P.C. 3938).


1941 William & Mary Indians football team
The 1941 William & Mary Indians football team was an American football team that represented the College of William & Mary in the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Carl M. Voyles, the Indians compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 64. The team played its home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.


1941 William & Mary Indians football team
Three William & Mary players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: back Harvey Johnson (AP-1, UP-1); guard Garrard Ramesey (AP-1, UP-1); and end Glen Knox (UP-1).


1941 Wilmington Clippers season
The 1941 Wilmington Clippers season was their fifth season in existence and their third in the American Association. Their official record was 4-3-2 but their record with exhibition games was 7-3-2. They made the playoffs and won the championship 21–13 against the Long Island Indians. Their head coach was George Veneroso.


1941 Wilmington Clippers season, Schedule
Home games on November 23 against the Hartford Blues and the New York Yankees were cancelled.


1941 Wilmington Clippers season, Playoffs
The Clippers made the playoffs and beat the Paterson Panthers 33–0. Then they beat the Long Island Indians 21–13 in the championship. The championship game is in Bold.


1941 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
The 1941 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the WIFU with a 6–2 record. The Blue Bombers won their third Grey Cup championship by defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders 18–16.


1941 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season, Regular season, Schedule
A. Winnipeg forfeited this game for using an ineligible player, Ken Preston.


1941 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1941 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–5 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his sixth year as Wisconsin's head coach.


1941 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin players led the Big Ten in rushing (Pat Harder, 443 rushing yards), passing (Len Seelinger, 419 passing yards), receiving (Dave Schreiner, 249 receiving yards), and scoring (Harder, 58 points). Schreiner was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team All-American. Schreiner and Harder both received first-team All-Big Ten honors. Harder received the team's most valuable player award. Quarterback Tom Farris was the team captain.


1941 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1941 season, the average attendance at home games was 26,212.


1941 Wisła Kraków season
The 1941 season was Wisła Kraków's 33rd year as a club.


1941 Women's Western Open
The 1941 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Cincinnati Country Club, which was the 12th edition of the event. Patty Berg won the championship in match play competition by defeating Mrs. Burt Weil in the final match, 7 and 6.


1941 World Series
The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years, and their ninth overall.


1941 World Series
The name "Subway Series" arose for a World Series played between two New York City teams. The series was punctuated by the Dodgers' Mickey Owen's dropped third strike of a sharply breaking curveball (a suspected spitball) pitched by Hugh Casey in the ninth inning of Game 4. The play led to a Yankees rally and brought them one win away from another championship.


1941 World Series
The Yankees were back after a one-year hiatus, having won 13 of their last 14 Series games and 28 of their last 31.


1941 World Series
This was the first Subway Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees (though the Yankees had already faced the crosstown New York Giants five times). These two teams would meet a total of seven times from 1941 to 1956 — the Dodgers' only victory coming in 1955 — with an additional four matchups after the Dodgers left for Los Angeles, most recently in 1981.


1941 World Series, Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (1)


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
Joe Gordon's home run in the second inning off of Curt Davis put the Yankees up 1–0. In the fourth inning, Charlie Keller walked with two outs and scored on Bill Dickey's double to extend the lead to 2–0. The Dodgers cut it to 2–1 in the fifth inning when Pee Wee Reese singled with two outs off of Red Ruffing and scored on Mickey Owen's triple. In the sixth inning, after a one-out walk and single, Gordon's RBI single made it 3–1 Yankees.


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
After a single and error, pinch-hitter Lew Riggs' single scored Cookie Lavagetto in the seventh inning as the Dodgers pulled to within 3–2. Then they threatened in the ninth inning with hits by Joe Medwick and Pee Wee Reese, before Ruffing was able to get Herman Franks to ground into a game-ending 4-6-3 double play.


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
The Yankees struck first in Game 2 on Spud Chandler's RBI single in the second with runners on second and third, but Joe Gordon was thrown out at home trying to score to end the inning. Next inning, Charlie Keller's RBI single with two on made it 2–0 Yankees. In the fifth, the Dodgers loaded the bases off of Chandler with no outs on a double and two walks when Pee Wee Reese's sacrifice fly and Mickey Owen's RBI single tied the game.


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
Next inning, an error and single put two on with no outs off of Chandler, then Dolph Camilli's single off relief pitcher Johnny Murphy in the sixth put the Dodgers up 3–2. Wyatt gave up a pinch single to George Selkirk leading off the ninth, but nailed down a complete-game victory.


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
With the veteran Freddie Fitzsimmons dueling young southpaw Marius Russo, there was no score into the top of the seventh. With two outs, Russo lined a drive off Fitzsimmons' knee that broke his kneecap. The ball caromed into Pee Wee Reese's glove for the third out, but Fitzsimmons was forced from the game. Hugh Casey, who came out to pitch in the eighth for Brooklyn, promptly gave up four straight one-out singles, the last two of which to Joe DiMaggio and Charlie Keller scoring a run each. The Dodgers made it a one-run game in the bottom half when Dixie Walker hit a leadoff double and scored on Pee Wee Reese's single, but Russo pitched a perfect ninth for a complete game as the Yankees won 2–1.


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
In Game 4, the Yankees struck first in the top of the first on Charlie Keller's RBI single with two on off of Kirby Higbe. In the fourth, they loaded the bases with no outs on a double, walk and single and two outs later, Johnny Sturm's two-run single made it 3–0 Yankees and knock Higbe out of the game. In the bottom half, Atley Donald walked two with two outs before both runners scored on Jimmy Wasdell's double.


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Next inning, Pete Reiser's two-run home run put the Dodgers up 4–3, but with two out, two strikes and no runners on base in the ninth, the Yankees rallied off of Hugh Casey. First Tommy Henrich swung and missed, which would have ended the game, but Dodger catcher Mickey Owen failed to catch the ball and Henrich reached first base. Owen recollected the incident:


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
It wasn't a strike. It was a low inside curve that I should have had. But I guess the ball struck my glove and by the time I got hold of it I couldn't have thrown anybody out at first. It was an error.


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Joe DiMaggio followed with a single and Charlie Keller hit a double to drive in Henrich and DiMaggio and take the lead. Bill Dickey would follow up with a walk and, along with Keller, score on a Joe Gordon double to make the final score 7–4. Johnny Murphy pitched two shutout innings to close the game as the Yankees were one win away from the championship.


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Meyer Berger of The New York Times covered the events in "Casey in the Box", a poem derived from the 1888 classic "Casey at the Bat".


1941 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
In the fifth inning, Whit Wyatt and Joe DiMaggio almost came to blows on the mound as DiMaggio returned to the dugout after flying out. Tiny Bonham pitched a complete game 4-hitter, allowing only one hit and one walk after the third inning. In the second, with runners on first and third, a wild pitch by Wyatt and RBI single by Joe Gordon made it 2–0 Yankees. Pete Reiser's sacrifice fly in the third with two on cut it to 2–1, but the Yankees got that run back in the fifth on Tommy Henrich's home run. The Dodgers hit only .182 as a team, contributing to their 5-game loss.


1941 World Series, Composite box
1941 World Series (4–1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N.L.)


1941 World Series, Aftermath
In 1947 the Yankees and Dodgers would meet in the World Series for the second time and again play a dramatic Game 4 which was decided on a lead change with two outs in the ninth inning. That time the Dodgers would be on the winning side to tie the series but would once again end up losing it. Ironically, in the 1947 game the Dodgers’ winning pitcher was none other than Hugh Casey – the Game 4 loser in 1941 – even though he pitched to only one batter.


1941 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1941 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bunny Oakes, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–5 against MSC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 233 to 44.


1941 Xavier Musketeers football team
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. The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati. Halfback Chet Mutryn starred on offense for Xavier.


1941 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 1941 Yale Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Yale University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Spike Nelson, the Bulldogs compiled a 1–7 record and were outscored by a total of 136 to 54. The team played its home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut.


1941 Youngstown Penguins football team
The 1941 Youngstown Penguins football team was an American football team that represented Youngstown University (now known as Youngstown State University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its third season under head coach Dike Beede, the team compiled an undefeated 7–0–1 record. The team played its home games at Rayen Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.


1941 college football season
The 1941 college football regular season was the 73rd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six Conference, the Southern Conference, the Southwestern Conference, and numerous smaller conferences and independent programs.


1941 college football season
The top five teams in the final AP Poll were as follows:


1941 college football season
In the four major bowl games, No. 2 Duke lost to PCC champion Oregon State in the Rose Bowl, No. 6 Fordham defeated No. 7 Missouri in the Sugar Bowl, No. 14 Georgia defeated unranked TCU in the Orange Bowl, and No. 20 Alabama defeated No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies in the Cotton Bowl. The Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena, California, to Durham, North Carolina, due to security concerns on the West Coast following the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor.


1941 college football season
Minnesota halfback Bruce Smith won the 1941 Heisman Trophy. Players recognized as consensus picks on the 1941 All-America team included Harvard guard Endicott Peabody (selected unanimously by all nine official selectors), Michigan fullback Bob Westfall (8/9), Minnesota tackle Dick Wildung (8/9), Stanford quarterback Frankie Albert (7/9), Bruce Smith (7/9), Alabama end Holt Rast (6/9), Missouri center Darold Jenkins (6/9), Virginia halfback Bill Dudley (5/9), Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich (5/9), and Notre Dame end Bob Dove (5/9).


1941 college football season, September
September 20	Tennessee beat Furman 32–6 and Boston College beat St. Anselm, 78–0.


1941 college football season, September
September 27In Seattle, defending champion Minnesota beat Washington 14–6, while in New Orleans, Boston College fell to Tulane, 21–7. Stanford beat Oregon 19–15, Michigan beat Michigan State 19–7, Texas won at Colorado, 34–6 and Duke beat Wake Forest 43–14. Tennessee was idle


1941 college football season, October
October 4 Minnesota was idle. Tennessee lost at Duke, 19–0. In New York, Fordham beat SMU 16–10. Elsewhere, it was Stanford over UCLA 33–0,  Michigan over Iowa 6–0, Northwestern beating Kansas State 51–3 and Texas defeating LSU 34–0.


1941 college football season, October
October 11 Minnesota beat Illinois 34–6, Northwestern beat Wisconsin 41–14, and Michigan beat Pittsburgh 40–0. In Baltimore, Duke beat Maryland 50–0, while in Dallas, Texas beat Oklahoma 40–7. Fordham won at North Carolina 27–14. Stanford lost at Oregon State 10–0. In the poll that followed, Minnesota was ranked No. 1, followed by Texas, Duke, Fordham, Northwestern and Michigan.


1941 college football season, October
October 16 the penalty flag is used for the first time in the 1941 Oklahoma City vs. Youngstown football game in Youngstown, Ohio.


1941 college football season, October
October 18 No. 1 Minnesota beat Pittsburgh 39–0. No. 2 Texas defeated Arkansas 48–14. No. 3 Duke beat visiting Colgate 27–14, and No. 4 Fordham beat West Virginia 27–0. In Ann Arbor, No. 6 Michigan beat visiting No. 5 Northwestern 14–7. No. 7 Navy beat Cornell 14–0 in Baltimore. In the next poll, Michigan and Navy moved up while Fordham and Northwestern dropped out of the top five.


1941 college football season, October
October 25 The biggest game of the year took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as No. 1 Minnesota defeatedNo. 3 Michigan, 7–0. No. 2 Texas beat Rice 40–0. No. 4 Duke won at Pittsburgh 27–7. No. 5 Navy and Harvard played to a 0–0 tie. No. 6 Fordham beat TCU 28–14, while No. 9 Texas A&M won at Baylor 48–0, to reach 5–0–0. In the vote that followed, Minnesota received 60 first place votes, and Texas received 53. When the points were tallied, they both had 1,161 points and were tied for No. 1.


1941 college football season, November
November 1 In Dallas, No. 1 Texas beat SMU 34–0, while in Minneapolis, the other No. 1, Minnesota, edged No. 9 Northwestern 8–7. In New York, No. 3 Fordham defeated Purdue 17–0, and in Atlanta, No. 4 Duke won at Georgia Tech 14–0. In Little Rock, No. 5 Texas A&M beat Arkansas 7–0. Texas was the new No. 1 the following week, followed by Minnesota, Fordham, Duke and Texas A&M, all unbeaten and untied.


1941 college football season, November
November 8 No. 1 Texas and Baylor played to a 7–7 tie. No. 2 Minnesota beat Nebraska 9–0. No. 3 Fordham lost at Pittsburgh 13–0. No. 4 Duke won at Davidson 56–0. No. 5 Texas A&M beat SMU 21–10. No. 7 Notre Dame beat Navy 20–13 in Baltimore and moved into the Top Five as Fordham dropped out.


1941 college football season, November
November 15 No. 1 Minnesota won at Iowa 34–13. No. 2 Texas lost to Texas Christian (TCU) 14–7. No. 3 Duke beat North Carolina 20–0. In Houston, No. 4 Texas A&M beat Rice 19–6. No. 5 Notre Dame won at No. 8 Northwestern 7–6. No. 7 Michigan, which beat Columbia, 28–0, moved up as Texas dropped out.


1941 college football season, November
November 22 No. 1 Minnesota closed its season with a 41–6 win over Wisconsin in Minneapolis. No. 2 Texas A&M was idle as it prepared for its Thanksgiving game. No. 3 Duke won its season closer at N.C. State 55–6 to get a bid to Pasadena’s Rose Bowl. Fifteen days later, the bombing of Pearl Harbor called into question whether Southern California would be safe from a Japanese attack on New Year's Day. On December 15, bowl officials and U.S. Army officers met in San Francisco and decided to hold the game at Duke's stadium in Durham, North Carolina.


1941 college football season, November
No. 4 Notre Dame beat USC 20–18. No. 5 Michigan closed its season with a 20–20 tie No. 14 against Ohio State. The Top four remained the same, but No. 6 Duquesne (which had finished its season at 8–0–0) replaced Michigan at No. 5. On Thanksgiving Day No. 2 Texas A&M lost to Texas 23–0.


1941 constitution of Sarawak
The 1941 constitution of Sarawak is the first known written constitution in the Raj of Sarawak Borneo. The objective of this constitution was to approve and fulfill the promise upheld by the third white rajah of Sarawak, Charles Vyner Brooke — to give self-governance of Sarawak to the locals. However, his constitution was not implemented due to the Japanese Occupation. With the devastation and financial struggle of Sarawak, Charles Brooke without the discussion and approval of the local Malay and Dayaks leaders decided to submit Sarawak to the British. This caused huge dissatisfaction among the locals, who would later form a protest about the cession of Sarawak to the United Kingdom.


1941 constitution of Sarawak
1. Charles Vyner Brooke handing absolute power to the Supreme Council and the Council of State 2. Sarawak kings ruled with the advice of the Supreme Council 3. The State Council is authorised to approve laws and financial management 4. The King has the power to overturn legislation passed by the State Council 5. The King appoints most of the members of the Supreme Council and the Council of State


1941 in Afghanistan
The following lists events that happened during 1941 in Afghanistan.


1941 in Afghanistan
Under its enlightened monarch Zahir Shah the country is advancing steadily in education and in the industries which are expected to exercise a civilizing influence on its turbulent people. But endeavours to stir up trouble are not lacking. The ex-emir Amanullah is hanging on to the other side of the frontier and is believed to be under Nazi orders to foment disaffection. The faqir of Ipi, an old campaigner among the tribes, is also intriguing.


1941 in Afghanistan
The king, however, is most correct in his neutrality, and his handling of the German colony in the country in the closing months of the year gives proof of his sincerity. German nationals organized themselves as a foreign branch of the Nazi party, and were developing active pro-Hitler propaganda on the approved fifth-column lines. Their position was one of some strength; they were employed as experts in economic development and in education, as engineers and as suppliers of machinery and plant for industrial enterprises. On British representations, however, the government orders the deportation of all German and Italian nationals; and a considerable danger to British India is thus averted. During the year, Sir Francis Verner Wylie succeeds Sir William Fraser-Tytler as British minister at Kabul.


1941 in Afghanistan, November 1941
The king, Zahir Shah, formally opens the Loya jirga (Grand Council). The foreign minister takes the opportunity to reiterate the government's determination to maintain neutrality and to follow a peaceful policy.


1941 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1941 in Australia.


1941 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1941.


1941 in Australian literature, Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1941 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.


1941 in Australian literature, Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1941 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.


1941 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 1941 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 40th season of competitive football in the country.


1941 in Brazilian football, Brazil national team
The Brazil national football team did not play any matches in 1941.


1941 in British music
This is a summary of 1941 in music in the United Kingdom.


1941 in British radio
This is a list of events from British radio in 1941.


1941 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1941.


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
PM King: "The war has grown in intensity and extent. Threats have become realities[... ]and fears have been turned into terrors."


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
"The American Republics [are] in serious danger" - President Roosevelt calls for defence of Western Hemisphere


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
"War is approaching" - Roosevelt warns American republics of Nazi intentions of subversion and enslavement in hemisphere


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
PM King agrees it's important to convince Latin America that Nazis are as menacing to South America as to North


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Roosevelt and Churchill agree to Atlantic Charter's principles of postwar peace at shipboard conference in Newfoundland


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Franklin Roosevelt's account of covert voyage to his meeting with Winston Churchill in Newfoundland


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
By attacking U.S. and British Empire forces, Japanese "make their own ruin inevitable"


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
"A tremendous financial burden" - PM King details Canada's direct and indirect contributions (money, materiel and people) to war effort


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Canada enhances Northwest Staging Route for transit of U.S. warplanes and supplies through Yukon to besieged U.S.S.R.


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Thank-you letter to Vuntut Gwitchin for money contributed to orphans and homeless children in Britain


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Communist Party of Canada challenges RCMP commissioner's remarks regarding "reds"


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Interned Soviet sympathizers demand release from Canadian "concentration camp" after Germany attacks U.S.S.R.


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
High school girls join Ontario Farm Service Force to pick fruit on Niagara Peninsula as their war service


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
High school girls in YWCA's Hi-Y clubs raise funds selling War Savings stamps at movie theatres


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
"Give him my love" - with "very real warmth," Mackenzie King asks Washington official to pass message to Franklin Roosevelt


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
"What a shock" - House of Commons reacts to news of Frederick Banting's death in airplane crash


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Prime Minister King offers to find government job for defeated MP Agnes Macphail


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Film reveals Winston Churchill's comic timing in his Some Chicken - Some Neck! speech to Parliament


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Humorous letter about searching for Kawartha Lakes, Ontario soldiers for writer to host in England


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Teenager experiences gay scene in movie theatres of downtown Toronto


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
Memories of 60 years' work at Great Lakes grain elevator about to be torn down


1941 in Canada, Historical Documents
"A friend completely trusted" - obituary for Prime Minister King's dog Pat


1941 in Canadian football
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were once again permitted to challenge for the Grey Cup following a rule dispute a year earlier. In a meeting of the previous two Grey Cup champions, the Blue Bombers prevailed, sending the coveted mug west for the third time.


1941 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1941
The Calgary Bronks left the WIFU and the Vancouver Grizzlies joined. The IRFU was renamed to Eastern Canada Union for one season.


1941 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1941
The Hamilton Tigers did not participate in the Eastern Canada Union, due to World War II and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the ORFU joined. The Tigers would resume play in 1945.


1941 in Canadian football, Regular season, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1941 in Canadian football, Grey Cup Championship
29th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario


1941 in Canadian football, 1941 All Eastern Rugby Football Union All-Stars
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.


1941 in Canadian football, 1941 Western All-Stars
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.


1941 in Cape Verde
The following lists events that happened during 1941 in Cape Verde.


1941 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during 1941 in Chile.


1941 in Colombia, Births
March 28 – Jaime Pardo Leal, lawyer and politician (died 1987)


1941 in Ecuador
The following lists events that happened during 1941 in the Republic of Ecuador.


1941 in El Salvador
The following lists events that happened in 1941 in El Salvador.


1941 in Estonia
This article lists events that occurred during 1941 in Estonia.


1941 in Germany, Events, December
6 September: The requirement to wear the Star of David with the word "Jew" inscribed, is extended to all Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas.


1941 in Germany, Events, December
1 October: the Nazi German extermination camp Konzentrationslager Lublin opens in occupied Poland