1941 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

1941 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	7–3–1 (3–1 Border)
Head coach	Warren B. Woodson (1st season)

1941 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
West Texas State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Texas Mines	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1941 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University as a member of the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 7–3–1 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 178 to 88.^[1][2][3]

Three Hardin-Simmons players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team: quarterback Murray Evans; end H.C. Burrus; and tackle Truett Rattan.^[4]

Hardin-Simmons was ranked at No. 93 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[5]

Warren B. Woodson was in his first season as the team's head coach. Woodson was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Texas Wesleyan*	Farrington Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 31–7	16,000	[6]
September 27	at Baylor*	Waco, TX	L 0–20		[7]
October 4	North Texas State*	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	L 3–7		[8]
October 11	at Centenary*	Centenary Field Shreveport, LA	W 27–6	4,500	[9]
October 17	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	T 7–7	9,000	[10]
October 24	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 44–14	6,000	[11]
November 1	West Texas State	Abilene, TX	W 20–13	4,000	[12]
November 15	at Louisiana Tech*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	W 13–0		[13]
November 21	at Texas Tech	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–7	16,000	[14]
November 29	Howard Payne*	Abilene, TX	W 13–7	5,000	[15]
December 6	Arizona State	Abilene, TX	W 20–0		[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
2. "1941 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
3. "1941 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
4. "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cowboys Ride Texas Wesleyan Rams, 31-7". The Paris News. September 21, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wilson Sparks Baylor Victory". Sunday American-Statesman. September 28, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Howard Green (October 5, 1941). "North Texas Rallies to Whip Hardin-Simmons". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Rout Centenary, 27-6". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 12, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "San Jose Ties Cowboys, 7-7". San Francisco Examiner. October 18, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
11. W.T. Bentley (October 26, 1941). "Impressive Debut: H.-S. U. Power Whips Miners Here, 44 to 14". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Hal Sayles (November 2, 1941). "HSU Trips West Texas In 20-13 Grid Thriller". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Louisiana Tech Victim of Hardin-Simmons Air Raid". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1941. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Tech Beats Hardin-Simmons: Red Raiders Hand Cowboys Third Loss of Season". The Amarillo Daily News. November 21, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Hardin-Simmons Nudges Howard Payne, 13-7, In Homecoming Game". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 30, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Hardin-Simmons Stops Bulldogs: Cowboys Tie For Loop Title With 20-0 Win". Arizona Republic. December 7, 1941. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.