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Top 25 College Football Games of 1941

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
76/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1941Week 7

    Northwestern at Minnesota

    Northwestern 7, Minnesota 8

    No. 9 Northwestern vs. No. 1 Minnesota · 1-point margin

    Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    76

    Game score

  2. 1941Week 6

    Minnesota at Michigan

    Minnesota 7, Michigan 0

    No. 1 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Michigan · 7-point margin

    Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    74

    Game score

  3. 1941PostseasonNeutral site

    Missouri vs. Fordham

    Missouri 0, Fordham 2

    No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 8 Fordham · 2-point margin

    Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    70

    Game score

  4. 1941Week 5

    Michigan at Northwestern

    Michigan 14, Northwestern 7

    No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 8 Northwestern · 7-point margin

    Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    65

    Game score

  5. 1941PostseasonNeutral site

    Oregon State vs. Duke

    Oregon State 20, Duke 16

    No. 17 Oregon State vs. No. 3 Duke · 4-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    63

    Game score

  6. 1941PostseasonNeutral site

    Texas A&M vs. Alabama

    Texas A&M 21, Alabama 29

    No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 18 Alabama · 8-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  7. 1941Week 3

    SMU at Fordham

    SMU 10, Fordham 16

    No. 20 SMU vs. No. 3 Fordham · 6-point margin

    Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  8. 1941Week 7

    Army at Notre Dame

    Army 0, Notre Dame 0

    Unranked Army vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 0-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  9. 1941Week 7

    Navy at Pennsylvania

    Navy 13, Pennsylvania 6

    No. 11 Navy vs. No. 13 Pennsylvania · 7-point margin

    Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  10. 1941Week 6

    Northwestern at Ohio State

    Northwestern 14, Ohio State 7

    No. 10 Northwestern vs. No. 14 Ohio State · 7-point margin

    Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  11. 1941Week 2

    Minnesota at Washington

    Minnesota 14, Washington 6

    No. 1 Minnesota vs. Unranked Washington · 8-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  12. 1941Week 7

    Texas A&M at Arkansas

    Texas A&M 7, Arkansas 0

    No. 2 Texas A&M vs. Unranked Arkansas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  13. 1941Week 7

    Villanova at Duquesne

    Villanova 0, Duquesne 7

    Unranked Villanova vs. No. 5 Duquesne · 7-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  14. 1941Week 6

    Harvard at Navy

    Harvard 0, Navy 0

    Unranked Harvard vs. No. 12 Navy · 0-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  15. 1941Week 3

    Iowa at Michigan

    Iowa 0, Michigan 6

    Unranked Iowa vs. No. 7 Michigan · 6-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  16. 1941Week 2

    Oregon at Stanford

    Oregon 15, Stanford 19

    No. 16 Oregon vs. No. 19 Stanford · 4-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  17. 1941Week 6

    Georgia at Alabama

    Georgia 14, Alabama 27

    No. 20 Georgia vs. No. 7 Alabama · 13-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  18. 1941Week 6

    Nebraska at Missouri

    Nebraska 0, Missouri 6

    Unranked Nebraska vs. No. 8 Missouri · 6-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  19. 1941Week 2

    Michigan State at Michigan

    Michigan State 7, Michigan 19

    Unranked Michigan State vs. No. 3 Michigan · 12-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  20. 1941Week 4

    Tulane at Rice

    Tulane 9, Rice 10

    No. 14 Tulane vs. Unranked Rice · 1-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  21. 1941Week 4

    LSU at Mississippi State

    LSU 0, Mississippi State 0

    Unranked LSU vs. No. 15 Mississippi State · 0-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  22. 1941Week 5

    Colgate at Duke

    Colgate 14, Duke 27

    Unranked Colgate vs. No. 3 Duke · 13-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  23. 1941Week 4

    Fordham at North Carolina

    Fordham 27, North Carolina 14

    No. 3 Fordham vs. Unranked North Carolina · 13-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  24. 1941Week 5

    Alabama at Tennessee

    Alabama 9, Tennessee 2

    No. 9 Alabama vs. Unranked Tennessee · 7-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  25. 1941Week 2

    Missouri at Ohio State

    Missouri 7, Ohio State 12

    Unranked Missouri vs. No. 11 Ohio State · 5-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.