1941 Thiel Tomcats football team

1941 Thiel Tomcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
CaptainJoe DeFebo
Home stadiumPackard Park
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duquesne     8 0 0
Thiel     7 0 0
Saint Francis (PA)     6 0 1
No. 6 Fordham     8 1 0
Rochester     6 1 0
Trinity (CT)     6 1 0
Wagner     5 1 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 1 1
Penn State     7 2 0
Temple     7 2 0
Coast Guard     6 2 0
Norwich     6 2 0
Hofstra     5 2 0
Boston College     7 3 0
Syracuse     5 2 1
Bucknell     6 3 0
Drexel     4 2 1
Boston University     5 3 0
La Salle     5 3 0
Tufts     5 3 0
Army     5 3 1
CCNY     4 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Manhattan     4 4 1
Holy Cross     4 4 2
Colgate     3 3 2
Providence     3 3 2
Buffalo     3 4 1
Massachusetts State     3 4 1
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Vermont     2 6 0
NYU     2 7 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Thiel Tomcats football team was an American football team that represented Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania, as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Jack Stoeber, the Tomcats compiled a perfect 7–0 record, shut out six of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 146 to 7.[1][2][3]

Sophomore fullback Pete Battisti and team captain and halfback Joe DeFebo tied for the team scoring lead with 32 points each.[4] Battisti also punted for Thiel and had punts of 87 and 74 yards in the final game of the season against Grove City.[5]

The football program ceased competition during World War II. After a four-year hiatus, the program resumed play with the undefeated 1946 Thiel Tomcats football team. Thiel won 15 consecutive games from 1941 through the first game of 1947.

The team played its home game at Packard Park in Greenville, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ "1941 - Thiel (PA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "High Tribute Paid to Undefeated Thiel Squad". The Record-Argus. November 20, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Havey Boyle (November 21, 1941). "Come In, Greenville". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Two Tied for Scoring Lead". The Record-Argus. November 22, 1941. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "In Spotlight". The Record-Argus. November 17, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.