1941 Texas Longhorns football team

1941 Texas Longhorns football
National champion (Berryman QPRS, James Howell, Williamson System)
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	8–1–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible (5th season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1941 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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 was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, were ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a total of 338 to 55.^[1]

Four Longhorns were selected as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team: fullback Pete Layden, halfback Jack Crain, end Malcolm Kutner, and guard Chal Daniel. Kutner was also selected by the Associated Press, International News Service and Collier's as a first-team All-American and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

On October 27, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorns football team to reach No. 1 in the AP Poll.^[2] They were recognized as national champions by Berryman QPRS, James Howell, and the Williamson System.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Colorado*		Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 34–6	15,000	[4]
October 4	LSU*		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 34–0	18,000	[5]
October 11	vs. Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 40–7	42,000	[6]
October 18	Arkansas	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 48–14	23,000	[7]
October 25	Rice	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 40–0	42,000	[8]
November 1	at No. 20 SMU	No. 1	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 34–0	23,000	[9]
November 8	at Baylor	No. 1	Waco Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	T 7–7		[10]
November 15	TCU	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–14	23,000	[11]
November 27	at No. 2 Texas A&M	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 23–0	40,000	[12]
December 6	Oregon*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 71–7	27,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1941 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	2 (30)	2 (33)	1т (53)	1 (73.5)	2 (4)	9	10	4 (1)

References

1. "1941 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
2. "Texas Passes Minnesota in National Ranking: Longhorns Out Front First Time". Associated Press. November 4, 1941.
3. "Texas All National Championships". Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
4. Wilbur Evans (September 28, 1941). "15,000 See Superior Texas Team Trounce Colorado U. by 34-6". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Weldon Hart (October 5, 1941). "U.T. Eleven Proves It Can Go In Mud, Beating L.S.U., 34-0". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Wilbur Evans (October 12, 1941). "Crain Sparks Thundering U.T. Eleven to Smashing Victory Over Sooners Before 42,000". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Weldon Hart (October 19, 1941). "Steers Too Powerful, Hogs Fall by 48-14 Before Bible Machine". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Wilbur Evans (October 26, 1941). "Longhorns Roar Over Rice at 40-0 Speed". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Weldon Hart (November 2, 1941). "Steers Crush Mustangs To Bury 8-Year Jinx". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 15, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Wilbur Evans (November 9, 1941). "Baylor Rises From Depths To Tie Mighty Steers, 7-7". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Weldon Hart (November 16, 1941). "T.C.U. Frogs Lambast Longhorns by 14-7 To End Glory Reign". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Wilbur Evans (November 28, 1941). "Longhorns Click To Smash Aggies' Jinx". The Austin American. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Weldon Hart (December 7, 1941). "Longhorns Shatter Oregon by 71-7". The Austin American Statesman. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.