Conference Independent Head coach Mike Gary (13th year) Captain Bob Metzger | 1941 record 8–0 MVP Horace Coleman | |
The 1941 Western State Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Western Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) during the 1941 college football season. In their 13th and final season under head coach Mike Gary, the Hilltoppers compiled an 8–0 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 183 to 27. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
End Bob Metzger was the team captain. For the second consecutive year, halfback Horace Coleman received the team's most outstanding player award.
With the United States entry into World War II after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Mike Gary left his position as head football coach at Western Michigan and served three years in the Naval Air Corps with the rank of commander.
Schedule
- September 27, 1941: @ Western Reserve W 7–0
- October 3, 1941: Butler W 14–6
- October 18, 1941: @ Northern Iowa W 28–7
- October 25, 1941: Toledo W 34–0
- November 1, 1941: Western Kentucky W 21–7
- November 8, 1941: Manchester W 12–0
- November 15, 1941: @ Wayne State W 34–0
- November 20, 1941: Ripon W 33–7