1941 Kearney State Antelopes football
NIAA champion
ConferenceNebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–0 (3–0 NIAA)
Head coach
1941 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kearney State $ 3 –0 –08 –0 –0
Wayne State (NE) 1 –1 –14 –2 –2
Peru State 1 –1 –14 –3 –1
Chadron State 0 –3 –03 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Kearney State Antelopes football team was an American football team that represented Kearney State Teachers College (later renamed University of Nebraska at Kearney) as a member of the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NIAA) during the 1941 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach L. F. "Pop" Klein, the Antelopes compiled a perfect 8–0 record (3–0 against NIAA opponents), won the NIAA championship, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 204 to 13.[1]

The 1941 season was one of four perfect seasons in the history of the Kearney football program, along with the 1956, 1958, and 1967 seasons.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Bethany (KS)*Kearney, NEW 26–0[2][3]
September 26at York*Kearney, KSW 51–0[4][5][6][7]
October 3at Hastings*Hastings, NEW 18–0[8][9]
October 11at Peru StatePeru, NEW 13–7[10][11]
October 17Nebraska Wesleyan*Kearney, NEW 32–0[12]
October 22Sterling*
  • College Field
  • Kearney, NE
W 23–01,500[13]
October 31at Chadron StateChadron, NEW 13–6[14]
November 7Wayne State (NE)Kearney, NEW 28–02,000[15][16][17]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Nebraska-Kearney Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Gridsters Open Nine-Game Season; Initial Tilt with Bethany Tonight". The Antelope. September 19, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Howard Baxter (September 20, 1941). "Antelope Squad is Impressive; Trips Bethany by 26-0". The Kearney Daily Hub. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Howard Baxter (September 26, 1941). "Antelopes Get Second Test; York Panthers Here Tonight". The Kearney Daily Hub. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Howard Baxter (September 27, 1941). "Antelopes Run Over York Eleven, 51-0". The Kearney Daily Hub. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Antelopes Staged A Track Meet As York Takes 51-0 Defeat". The Kearney Daily News. September 27, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Antelopes Bury York Under 51-0 Barrage". The Antelope. October 3, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rally Downs Broncs: Second Half Attack Wins For Antelopes". Hastings Daily Tribune. October 4, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Antelopes Trounce Hastings 18 to 0". The Antelope. October 10, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Antelopes Defeat Peru Bobcats 13-7". The Antelope. October 17, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Antelopes Put Up A Fine Game To Trim Peruvians Saturday". The Kearney Daily News. October 14, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Antelopes Topple Wesleyan 32-0". The Antelope. October 31, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Howard Baxter (October 23, 1941). "Antelopes Defeat Sterling Eleven, 23-0". The Kearney Daily Hub. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Antelopes Win From Chadron Eagles 13-6". The Antelope. November 7, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Howard Baxter (November 7, 1941). "Wayne, Kearney Play Tonight for Loop Crown". The Kearney Daily Hub. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Antelopes-Wildcats Clash Here Tonight In Deciding Battle". The Kearney Daily News. November 7, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Howard Baxter (November 8, 1941). "Antelope Gridders win N.I.A.A. Title With 28-0 Victory: Defeat Wayne; Close Season Undefeated". The Kearney Daily Hub. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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