1941 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1941 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#13
1941 record	6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Paul Brown
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 66,210)

1941 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
#5 Michigan	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
#13 Ohio State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
#11 Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Indiana	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1941 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–1–1 record and outscored opponents 167–110. In Paul Brown's first season as head coach the Buckeyes tied Michigan. The season opening game versus Missouri was the debut of the Split-T offense, developed by Tigers' coach Don Faurot.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Missouri*	#10	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 12–7	49,671
October 4	at USC*	#10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 33–0	60,000
October 18	Purdue	#10	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 16–14	66,074
October 25	#13 Northwestern	#11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7–14	71,896
November 1	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 21–14	50,000
November 8	Wisconsin	#20	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 46–34	58,519
November 15	Illinois	#20	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	W 12–7	41,554
November 22	at #5 Michigan	#14	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	T 20–20	85,757
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Paul Brown, head coach, first year

1942 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jim Daniell	12	110	Tackle	Chicago Bears
Tom Kinkade	16	149	Back	Green Bay Packers
Dick Fisher	17	155	Back	Detroit Lions
Jack Graf	18	162	Back	Cleveland Rams