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1941 Texas Longhorns football
National champion ( Berryman QPRS, James Howell, Williamson System)
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record8–1–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1940
1942 →
1941 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Texas A&M $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Texas 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
TCU 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Rice 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Baylor 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Arkansas 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, were ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a total of 338 to 55. [1]

Four Longhorns were selected as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team: fullback Pete Layden, halfback Jack Crain, end Malcolm Kutner, and guard Chal Daniel. Kutner was also selected by the Associated Press, International News Service and Collier's as a first-team All-American and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

On October 27, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorns football team to reach No. 1 in the AP Poll. [2] They were recognized as national champions by Berryman QPRS, James Howell, and the Williamson System. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Colorado*
W 34–615,000 [4]
October 4 LSU*
W 34–018,000 [5]
October 11vs. Oklahoma*
W 40–742,000 [6]
October 18 ArkansasNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX ( rivalry)
W 48–1423,000 [7]
October 25 RiceNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX ( rivalry)
W 40–042,000 [8]
November 1at No. 20 SMUNo. 1
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 34–023,000 [9]
November 8at BaylorNo. 1
T 7–7 [10]
November 15 TCUNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX ( rivalry)
L 7–1423,000 [11]
November 27at No. 2 Texas A&MNo. 10
W 23–040,000 [12]
December 6 Oregon*No. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 71–727,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1941 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP2 (30)2 (33)1т (53)1 (73.5)2 (4)9104 (1)

References

  1. ^ "1941 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Texas Passes Minnesota in National Ranking: Longhorns Out Front First Time". Associated Press. November 4, 1941.
  3. ^ "Texas All National Championships". Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Wilbur Evans (September 28, 1941). "15,000 See Superior Texas Team Trounce Colorado U. by 34-6". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Weldon Hart (October 5, 1941). "U.T. Eleven Proves It Can Go In Mud, Beating L.S.U., 34-0". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wilbur Evans (October 12, 1941). "Crain Sparks Thundering U.T. Eleven to Smashing Victory Over Sooners Before 42,000". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Weldon Hart (October 19, 1941). "Steers Too Powerful, Hogs Fall by 48-14 Before Bible Machine". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Wilbur Evans (October 26, 1941). "Longhorns Roar Over Rice at 40-0 Speed". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Weldon Hart (November 2, 1941). "Steers Crush Mustangs To Bury 8-Year Jinx". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 15, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Wilbur Evans (November 9, 1941). "Baylor Rises From Depths To Tie Mighty Steers, 7-7". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Weldon Hart (November 16, 1941). "T.C.U. Frogs Lambast Longhorns by 14-7 To End Glory Reign". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Wilbur Evans (November 28, 1941). "Longhorns Click To Smash Aggies' Jinx". The Austin American. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Weldon Hart (December 7, 1941). "Longhorns Shatter Oregon by 71-7". The Austin American Statesman. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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