1941 Cal Aggies football team

American college football season

1941 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record2–2–4 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
  • Vern Hickey (5th season)
CaptainMitsuo Nitta
Home stadiumA Street field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Far Western Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 3 0 0 4 7 0
Cal Aggies 2 1 0 2 2 4
Chico State 1 2 0 1 5 2
Humboldt State 0 3 0 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by foifth-year head coach Vern Hickey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 2–2–4 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 61 to 47 for the season. They scored more than ten points just twice and allowed double digits only once.

The Cal Aggies were ranked at No. 227 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[1]

The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 27California JV[note 1]*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
T 7–7
October 3at Whittier*
  • Hadley Field
  • Whittier, CA
L 0–7
October 11Humboldt State
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
W 21–0
October 17at Pacific (CA)
L 0–7
October 25Chico State
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
W 7–0
November 1Occidental*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
T 6–6
November 8at Santa Barbara State*
T 6–6
November 15Nevada*
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
T 14–14
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".

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. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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