1941 Wilmington Clippers season

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1941 Wilmington Clippers season
Head coach	George Veneroso
Home field	Wilmington Park
Results
Record	4-3-2 (7-3-2 Unofficial)
Division place	No divisions
Playoff finish	Won Championship (Long Island Indians, 21-13)
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The 1941 Wilmington Clippers season was their fifth season in existence and their third in the American Association. Their official record was 4-3-2 but their record with exhibition games was 7–3–2. They made the playoffs and won the championship 21–13 against the Long Island Indians. Their head coach was George Veneroso.

Schedule

Home games on November 23 against the Hartford Blues and the New York Yankees were cancelled.

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
—	September 14, 1941	Norristown L.A.M.s	W 14–0	L.A.M. Stadium	3,000
1	September 21, 1941	Long Island Indians	L 6–13	Wilmington Park	5,000	0–1
2	September 28, 1941	Paterson Panthers	T 0–0	Hinchliffe Stadium	6,500	0–1–1
3	October 3, 1941	Jersey City Giants	T 0–0	Wilmington Park	4,200	0–1–2
4	October 12, 1941	Newark Bears	L 13–16	Wilmington Park	5,100	0–2–2
5	October 19, 1941	Jersey City Giants	W 27–7	Roosevelt Stadium	6,600	1–2–2
6	October 26, 1941	New York Yankees	W 16–0	Wilmington Park	5,000	2–2–2
7	November 2, 1941	Long Island Indians	L 7–13	Memorial Stadium	7,209	2–3–2
—	November 9, 1941	Fort DuPont	W 34–0	Wilmington Park	4,500
8	November 16, 1941	Newark Bears	W 23–7	Schools Stadium	6,200	3–3–2
9	November 30, 1941	Paterson Panthers	W 28–27	Wilmington Park	6,000	4–3–2
—	December 7, 1941	Richmond Arrows	W 17–0	Wilmington Park	2,500

^ Exhibition game.

Playoffs

The Clippers made the playoffs and beat the Paterson Panthers 33–0. Then they beat the Long Island Indians 21–13 in the championship. The championship game is in Bold.

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
1	December 14, 1941	Paterson Panthers	33-0 W	Wilmington Park	4,500	4–3–2
2	December 21, 1941	Long Island Indians	21-13 W	Wilmington Park	6,500	4-3-2

References

"1941 Wilmington Clippers". The Pro Football Archives. Maher Sports Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

v t e Wilmington Clippers
Defunct Independent and American Association club 1937-1950 Based in Wilmington, Delaware
Venues	Pennsy Field (1937–1939) Wilmington Park (1940–1942, 1946–1949)
People	Head coaches Players
Seasons	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Bold indicates a championship victory. Italics indicate a championship appearance.

v t e Wilmington Clippers seasons
1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Bold indicates a championship victory. Italics indicate a championship appearance.

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