1941 Arizona State Bulldogs football team

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1941 Arizona State Bulldogs football
Conference Border Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Goodwin Stadium
Seasons
←  1940
1942  →
1941 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Texas Tech 2 –0 –09 –2 –0
West Texas State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Hardin–Simmons 3 –1 –07 –3 –1
New Mexico 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Texas Mines 3 –4 –04 –5 –1
Arizona State 2 –4 –15 –1 –1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
New Mexico A&M 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Dixie Howell, the Bulldogs compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–4–1 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 137 to 111. [1] [2]

Center Ray Green was selected by the conference coaches as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. [3]

Arizona State was ranked at No. 179 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Gonzaga *
W 6–0 [5] [6]
September 25 Texas A&I *
L 7–358,000 [7]
October 4 West Texas State
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 7–134,500 [8]
October 11 New Mexico
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
T 0–04,000 [9]
October 18at New Mexico A&M
W 19–14 [10]
October 25 Arizona
L 7–2012,000 [11]
November 1at Colorado State–Greeley * Greeley, CO W 6–0> 3,000 [12]
November 8 Texas Mines
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–28 [13]
November 15 Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–05,000 [14]
November 20at Fresno State *
W 26–78,000 [15]
December 6 Hardin–Simmons
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–20 [16]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1941 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 120. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. ↑ "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Ashlock, Herb (September 20, 1941). "Bulldogs show real promise while bowing to Arizonans". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Bulldogs Surge To 6-0 Victory Over Gonzaga". Arizona Republic. September 20, 1941. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Harvey L. Mott (September 26, 1941). "Texans Surprise Bulldogs, 35-7". Arizona Republic. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Jerry McLain (October 5, 1941). "West Texas Upsets Tempe, 13-7". Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Jerry McLain (October 13, 1941). "Tempe Stops Lobos, Gain Scoreless Tie". Arizona Republic . p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Aggies Fade in Closing Minutes to Lose to Tempe, 19-14". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 19, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Les Hegele (October 26, 1941). "Arizona Wildcats Claw Tempe". Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bulldogs Edge Greeley Bears, 6-0". Arizona Republic. November 1, 1941. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Jerry McLain (November 9, 1941). "Texas Mines Routs Tempe, 28-0". Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Jerry McLain (November 16, 1941). "Bulldogs Drub Flagstaff, 33-0, In Annual Tilt". Arizona Republic. p. XI-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Ed Orman (November 21, 1941). "Arizona State of Tempe Hands Fresno 26 To 7 Licking In Final Game". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  16. ↑ "Hardin-Simmons Stops Bulldogs: Cowboys Tie For Loop Title With 20-0 Win". Arizona Republic. December 7, 1941. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
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