1941 Langston Lions football team

1941 Langston Lions football
Black college national co-champion
Vulcan Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Morris Brown
Record	10–1 ( )
Head coach	Caesar Felton Gayles (12th season)

1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Prairie View	4	–	0	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
Langston	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Texas College	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Bishop	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Wiley	0	–	5	–	1			0	–	6	–	1
Prairie View's conference title was forfeited after the SWAC ruled at its winter meeting, on December 13, that the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside.

The 1941 Langston Lions football team was an American football team that represented Langston College during the 1941 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the team compiled a 10–1 record, defeated Morris Brown in the Vulcan Bowl, shut out seven of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 147 to 45. The 1941 Langston team was recognized as the black college national champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Lincoln (MO)	Langston, OK	W 12–0
October 4	Kentucky State	City Field Langston, OK	W 13–6
October 11	at Southern	Baton Rouge, LA	W 19–14
October 18	Bishop	Langston, OK	W 14–0
October 25	at Texas College	Tyler, TX	L 7–18
November 1	Xavier (LA)	Langston, OK	W 6–0
November 8	at Wiley	Marshall, TX	W 7–0	3,000
November 15	Arkansas AM&N	Langston, OK	W 20–7
November 22	at Prairie View A&M	Prairie View, TX	W (forfeit)
November 27	31st Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Sill	Page Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 36–0	2,500
January 1, 1942	vs. Morris Brown	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl)	W 13–0	6,000