1941 Colorado College Tigers football team

The 1941 Colorado College Tigers football team was an American football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Juan Reid, the team compiled a 6–2 record (3–0 against RMC opponents) and won the RMC championship. The conference championship was the second in a row for Colorado College.

1941 Colorado College Tigers football
RMC champion
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
1941 record	6–2 (4–0 RMC)
Head coach	Juan Reid (1st season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field

1941 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado College $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Colorado State–Greeley	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Colorado Mines	1	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
Montana State	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	4	–	2
Western State (CO)	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Colorado College players were selected by the Associated Press for five of eleven first-team slots on the 1941 All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team. The five players to receive first-team honors were: senior end Al Ritchie; senior guard Lou Miller; senior center Sog Pantor; junior quarterback Junie Schuler; and junior fullback Bill Singen. Four other Colorado College players were selected for the second team: end Dale Peterson; guard Bernard Wiener; quarterback John Clark; and halfback Tom Pelican. Tackle Henry Elkins was named to the third team.[1]

In May 1942, coach Reid stepped down as the school's head football and basketball coach for military service with the U.S. Army Air Force technical training command.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Regis*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 42–0	1,676	[3]
October 4	Western State (CO)	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 19–0		[4]
October 11	Montana State	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 28–7		[5]
October 18	at Colorado Mines	Brooks Field Golden, CO	W 20–19	4,500	[6]
November 1	Wyoming*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 16–0		[7]
November 11	Colorado State–Greeley	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 19–6	5,371	[8]
November 22	Grinnell*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–12		[9]
November 29	at Occidental*	Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	L 20–34	7,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Five Colorado College Players Make AP Eleven". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, CO). November 23, 1931. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Colorado College Coach Goes Into Army Tuesday". Chicago Tribune. May 31, 1942. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Colorado College 42, Regis 0". The Greeley Daily Tribune. September 29, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Western State Is Defeated by Colorado College". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado). October 5, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bobcats Trim Western State". The Billings Gazette. September 28, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Loudon Kelly (October 19, 1941). "Colorado College Whips Mines in Biggest Circus Of Rocky Mountain Area". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado). p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tigers Have Powerful Line And Strong Fleet Backfield, Coach John Hancock Reports". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 3, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "C.C. Tigers Defeat Bears, 21-7, To Take RMC Crown". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 12, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Grinnell Blows Colorado College From Unbeaten Ranks". The Des Moines Register. November 23, 1941. p. Sports 8 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Occidental Smashes Colorado College in Free-Scoring 34-20 Fray". Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1941. p. I-32 – via Newspapers.com.