1941 Texas Longhorns football team

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1941 Texas Longhorns football
National champion (Berryman QPRS, James Howell, Williamson System)
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record8–1–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar 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

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

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 4LSU*
W 34–018,000[5]
October 11vs. Oklahoma*
W 40–742,000[6]
October 18ArkansasNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 48–1423,000[7]
October 25RiceNo. 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 15TCUNo. 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
AP
2 (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.
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