1941 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1941 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, were ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a total of 338 to 55.^[1]

1941 Texas Longhorns football
National champion (Berryman QPRS, James Howell, Williamson System)
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	8–1–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible (5th season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Texas A&M $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Texas	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
TCU	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Rice	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
SMU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Baylor	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Arkansas	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Four Longhorns were selected as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team: fullback Pete Layden, halfback Jack Crain, end Malcolm Kutner, and guard Chal Daniel. Kutner was also selected by the Associated Press, International News Service and Collier's as a first-team All-American and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

On October 27, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorns football team to reach No. 1 in the AP Poll.^[2] They were recognized as national champions by Berryman QPRS, James Howell, and the Williamson System.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Colorado*		Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 34–6	15,000	[4]
October 4	LSU*		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 34–0	18,000	[5]
October 11	vs. Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 40–7	42,000	[6]
October 18	Arkansas	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 48–14	23,000	[7]
October 25	Rice	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 40–0	42,000	[8]
November 1	at No. 20 SMU	No. 1	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 34–0	23,000	[9]
November 8	at Baylor	No. 1	Waco Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	T 7–7		[10]
November 15	TCU	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–14	23,000	[11]
November 27	at No. 2 Texas A&M	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 23–0	40,000	[12]
December 6	Oregon*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 71–7	27,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1941 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	2 (30)	2 (33)	1т (53)	1 (73.5)	2 (4)	9	10	4 (1)