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
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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 27 at Colorado* Colorado Stadium • Boulder, CO W 34–6  
October 4 LSU* Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 34–0  
October 11 vs. Oklahoma* Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) W 40–7  
October 18 Arkansas No. 2 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) W 48–14  
October 25 Rice No. 2 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 40–0  
November 1 at No. 20 SMU No. 2 Dallas, TX W 34–0  
November 8 at Baylor No. 1 Waco Stadium • Waco, TX T 7–7  
November 15 TCU No. 2 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 7–14  
November 27 at No. 2 Texas A&M No. 10 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) W 23–0  
December 6 Oregon* No. 4 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 71–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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