1941 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team

American college football season

1941 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football
Lone Star champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record7–1 (4–0 LSC)
Head coach
  • Jack Sisco (13th season)
Home stadiumEagle Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Lone Star Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at SMU*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 0–5412,000[3]
October 4at Hardin–Simmons*
W 7–3[4]
October 10Arkansas A&M*
W 60–0[5]
October 17at Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches, TXW 28–0[6]
October 24Sam Houston State
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 19–0[7]
November 1at Southwest Texas StateSan Marcos, TXW 10–6[8]
November 7Austin*
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 26–6[9]
November 15East Texas Statedagger
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 15–88,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "North Texas Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Mustangs Display Power, Speed As They Run Over Denton Crew". Sunday American-Statesman. September 28, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Howard Green (October 5, 1941). "North Texas Rallies to Whip Hardin-Simmons". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagles Again Overrun Arkansas Boll Weevils To Take Victory 60 To 0". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 1, 1941. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles, Overhead Route Wide Open, Humble SFA In Conference Opener 28-0". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 18, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "N'Texas Edges SW State, 10-6". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "North Texas Eagles End Non-Conference Schedule Trimming Kangaroos 26-6". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 8, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Denton Takes Third Title". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 16, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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