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1941 Texas Longhorns football team

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Ranking
APNo. 4
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 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

September 27at Colorado*

W 34–6 October 4LSU*

W 34–0 October 11vs. Oklahoma*

W 40–7 October 18ArkansasNo. 2

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (Rivalry)

W 48–14 October 25RiceNo. 2

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX

W 40–0 November 1at No. 20 SMUNo. 2Dallas, TXW 34–0 November 8at BaylorNo. 1

T 7–7 November 15TCUNo. 2

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX

L 7–14 November 27at No. 2 Texas A&MNo. 10

W 23–0 December 6Oregon*No. 4

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX

W 71–7

Template:CFB Schedule End [4]

References

  1. ^ http://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. ^ http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/texas/all_national_champs.php
  4. ^ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html