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.