1941 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team explained

Year:1941
Team:Gonzaga Bulldogs
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:3–7
Head Coach:Puggy Hunton
Hc Year:3rd
Stadium:Gonzaga Stadium
Next Year:none

The 1941 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University during the 1941 college football season. They played their home games on campus at Gonzaga Stadium in Spokane, Washington. In their third year under head coach Puggy Hunton, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 201 to 65.[1]

The season ended with a blowout home loss to Washington State on November 22,[2] [3] two weeks before the Attack on Pearl Harbor. university president Father Leo J. Robinson announced that Gonzaga was suspending its intercollegiate football program for the duration of World War II. Robinson stated the loss of numerous football players and prospect to military service made further competition impossible.[4] [5] [6] The program had been in financial difficulty,[7] [8] [9] and varsity football was not resumed after the war.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1941 Gonzaga Bulldogs Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. August 21, 2018.
  2. News: W.S.C. races to victory over Gonzaga . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Stark . Charles R. Jr. . November 23, 1941 . 1, sports.
  3. News: Kennedy scores on Gonzaga as Cougars romp through to lopsided victory . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). (photo) . November 24, 1941 . 12.
  4. News: Gonzaga cancels its intercollegiate football program . Spokane Daily Chronicle . April 7, 1942 . 11.
  5. News: Unofficial word says Hunton will be dismissed at Gonzaga . Spokane Daily Chronicle . April 8, 1942 . 17.
  6. News: Football Dropped By Gonzaga. The Honolulu Advertiser. April 9, 1942. 8. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Gonzaga might drop football . Ellensburg Daily Record . (Washington) . Associated Press . October 23, 1939 . 6.
  8. News: Financial problem may force Gonzaga University to drop collegiate football program . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Ashlock . Herb . October 23, 1939 . 11 .
  9. News: Gonzaga looks for supporters . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington). October 24, 1939 . 14.

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