1941 Portland Pilots football team

The 1941 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Robert L. Mathews, the team compiled a 3–5 record.

1941 Portland Pilots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMultnomah Stadium
1941 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hawaii   –  8 –1 –0
Santa Clara   –  6 –3 –0
San Francisco   –  6 –4 –0
Idaho Southern Branch   –  5 –1 –2
Cal Poly   –  5 –3 –1
Saint Mary's   –  5 –4 –0
Loyola (CA)   –  5 –5 –0
Nevada   –  3 –5 –1
Portland   –  3 –5 –0
Gonzaga   –  3 –7 –0
San Francisco State   –  2 –4 –1
Humboldt State   –  2 –5 –1
La Verne   –  0 –6 –0

Portland was ranked at No. 218 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[1]

The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Hawaii
L 6–339,000[2]
September 25Pacific (OR)
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 30–7[3]
October 2Willamette
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 0–26[4]
October 19at Saint Mary's
L 0–31< 5,000[5]
October 26at Gonzaga
L 13–192,500[6][7]
November 2Fort Ord
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 25–28[8]
November 16Gonzaga
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 37–0[9][10]
November 21at Pacific LutheranTacoma, WAW 20–6[11]

References
  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hawaiians Pass Pilots Dizzy To Win Season Opener 33-6". The Oregon Statesman. September 21, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Portlant Pilots Beat Pacific, 30-7". The Eugene Register-Guard. September 26, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bearcats Whitewash Pilots, 26 to 0". The Capital Journal. October 3, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Alan Ward (October 20, 1941). "Improved Gaels Swamp Portland Pilots, 31-0: Strader Still Not Satisfied". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Stark, Charles R., Jr. (October 27, 1941). "Gonzaga battles through with victory over Portland eleven". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 9.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Gonzagans win in battle of weary football teams". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). October 27, 1941. p. 12.
  8. "Conversions Win For Fort Ord Club". Capital Journal. November 3, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Portland beats Gonzaga, 37-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 17, 1941. p. 9.
  10. "Portland Drops Gonzaga 37 to 0". The La Grande Evening Observer. November 17, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Portland Pilots Top Lutes, 20-6". The Eugene Register-Guard. November 22, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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