1941 Western Ontario Mustangs football team

The 1941 Western Ontario Mustangs football team represented the University of Western Ontario as an independent during the 1941 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Johnny Metras. The Mustangs had previously played Canadian university football, but the intercollegiate sport was suspended in Canada due to the war. In order to keep the program alive, Coach Metras decided to compete with American college teams in 1941 playing by American rules.

1941 Western Ontario Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
  • Johnny Metras (2nd season)
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Michigan    8 0 0
No. 3 Notre Dame    8 0 1
Youngstown    7 0 1
Xavier    9 1 0
Detroit    7 2 0
Ohio    5 2 1
Dayton    7 3 0
Cincinnati    6 3 0
Akron    5 3 1
Michigan State    5 3 1
Central Michigan    4 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan    5 4 0
Marquette    4 5 0
Carthage    1 5 2
Wayne    2 6 0
Miami (OH)    2 7 0
Western Ontario    1 4 0
Wichita    1 6 1
Michigan State Normal    0 5 2
Detroit Tech    0 6 1

Prior to the start of the 1941 season, Western Ontario had not lost a game in two years against Canadian opponents. During the 1941 season, the team compiled a 1–4 record against American teams.

The 1941 Western Ontario team included only one American player, John "Bomber" Douglas of Detroit. Joe Krol scored three touchdowns for the Mustangs in their November 1 game.

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