1941 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team

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1941 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football
Lone Star champion
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record7–1 (4–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEagle Field
Seasons
←  1940
1942  →
1941 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State $ 4 –0 –07 –1 –0
Southwest Texas State 3 –1 –04 –4 –0
East Texas State 2 –2 –06 –2 –1
Sam Houston State 1 –3 –02 –7 –1
Stephen F. Austin 0 –4 –01 –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 *
L 0–5412,000 [3]
October 4at Hardin–Simmons *
W 7–3 [4]
October 10 Arkansas A&M *
W 60–0 [5]
October 17at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, TX W 28–0 [6]
October 24 Sam Houston State
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 19–0 [7]
November 1at Southwest Texas State San Marcos, TX W 10–6 [8]
November 7 Austin *
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 26–6 [9]
November 15 East Texas State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Eagle Field
  • Denton, TX
W 15–88,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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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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