The 1941 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team represented the North Texas State Teachers College (later renamed the University of North Texas) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1941 college football season. In its 13th and final season under head coach Jack Sisco, the team compiled a 7–1 record (4–0 against LSC opponents) and won the LSC championship. The team's loss was against SMU.[1]
| 1941 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football | |
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Lone Star champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 7–1 (4–0 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Eagle Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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North Texas was ranked at No. 160 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[2]
The team played its home games at Eagle Field in Denton, Texas.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at SMU* | L 0–54 | 12,000 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | at Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 7–3 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | Arkansas A&M* |
| W 60–0 | [5] | |||
| October 17 | at Stephen F. Austin | Nacogdoches, TX | W 28–0 | [6] | |||
| October 24 | Sam Houston State |
| W 19–0 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | at Southwest Texas State | San Marcos, TX | W 10–6 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | Austin* |
| W 26–6 | [9] | |||
| November 15 | East Texas State |
| W 15–8 | 8,000 | [10] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "North Texas Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mustangs Display Power, Speed As They Run Over Denton Crew". Sunday American-Statesman. September 28, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Green (October 5, 1941). "North Texas Rallies to Whip Hardin-Simmons". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles Again Overrun Arkansas Boll Weevils To Take Victory 60 To 0". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 1, 1941. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles, Overhead Route Wide Open, Humble SFA In Conference Opener 28-0". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 18, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roy Moses (October 25, 1941). "Eagle Defense Stops Sam Houston Cold and North Texans Win 19-0". Denton Record-Chronicle. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N'Texas Edges SW State, 10-6". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas Eagles End Non-Conference Schedule Trimming Kangaroos 26-6". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 8, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denton Takes Third Title". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 16, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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