1941 Memphis State Tigers football team

1941 Memphis State Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–3 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Cecil C. Humphreys (3rd season)
Captain	Lewis Glass, Kenny Barker
Home stadium	Crump Stadium

1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Presbyterian $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Centre	2	–	0	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Louisiana Tech	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
SW Louisiana	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Union (TN)	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Tennessee Tech	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wofford	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Memphis State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Rollins	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Louisiana Normal	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Murray State	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Tampa	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Louisville	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Newberry	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi College	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
SE Louisiana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Oglethorpe	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Transylvania	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Troy State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Delta State	1	–	7	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Union (KY)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
Centenary	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
Morehead State	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Erskine	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1941 Memphis State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Cecil C. Humphreys, Memphis State compiled a 6–3 record.

Memphis State was ranked at No. 225 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Southwestern (TN)*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–13	8,000	[2]
October 3	Millsaps*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 21–6		[3]
October 11	Livingston State*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 38–0
October 17	at Union (TN)	Rothrock Field Jackson, TN	W 7–6	2,200	[4]
October 24	Delta State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 23–7		[5]
October 31	at Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 12–13		[6]
November 8	at Murray State	Murray, KY	L 6–31		[7]
November 15	Troy State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 32–0		[8]
November 21	at Austin Peay*	Murtland Field Clarksville, TN	W 26–0		[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. 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.
2. "Lynx smashes Memphis State". The Tennessean. September 24, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Majors drubbed by SIAA foe on Memphis gridiron". Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Memphis State defeats Union University Bulldogs 7 to 6 in big homecoming contest". The Jackson Sun. October 19, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Memphis downs Delta". Hattiesburg American. October 25, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Blue Raiders win, 13 to 12". Nashville Banner. November 1, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Murray College romps over Memphis Teachers 31 to 6". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 9, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Memphis Teachers roll up 32–0 score on Troy Wave". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Memphis State rips Governors in season's finale, 26 to 0". The Tennessean. November 22, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.