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1941 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

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1941 Southern Illinois Maroons football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State + 3 1 0 7 1 1
Illinois State Normal + 3 1 0 3 4 2
Southern Illinois 2 1 1 5 2 1
Western Illinois 1 2 1 3 4 1
Eastern Illinois 0 4 0 0 7 0
Eureka 0 0 0 3 3 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1941 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1941 college football season. Under third-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Evansville*W 14–0
October 11at Arkansas State*
W 27–0
October 18Western Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
T 6–6
October 25at Illinois State Normal
L 0–18[2]
November 1Northern Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 13–7
November 8Eastern Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 41–0
November 15Tennessee Junior*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 34–0
November 20at Cape Girardeau*L 7–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 115. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Alsene, Edgar (October 26, 1941). "State Normal Keeps Homecoming Record Clean With 18-0 Win". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.