1941 Texas Longhorns football team

1941 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP No. 4
1941 record 8–1–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach Dana X. Bible (5th season)
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 40,500)
1941 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1941 college football season.[1] On November 3, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorn football team to reach #1 in the AP Poll.[2] They were crowned national champions by three different rating systems: Clyde Berryman, James Howell, and the Williamson System.[3] The 1941 national championship is officially recognized by the NCAA.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 27 at Colorado* Colorado StadiumBoulder, CO W 346  
October 4 LSU* War Memorial StadiumAustin, TX W 340  
October 11 vs. Oklahoma* Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) W 407  
October 18 Arkansas No. 2 War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) W 4814  
October 25 Rice No. 2 War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) W 400  
November 1 at No. 20 SMU No. 2 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX W 340  
November 8 at Baylor No. 1 Waco StadiumWaco, TX T 77  
November 15 TCU No. 2 War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) L 714  
November 27 at No. 2 Texas A&M No. 10 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (rivalry) W 230  
December 6 Oregon* No. 4 War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 717  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1941-schedule.html
  2. "Texas Passes Minnesota in National Ranking: Longhorns Out Front First Time". Pittsburgh Post Gazette, via Google News. Associated Press. November 4, 1941.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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