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1941 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1941
team	Texas Longhorns
sport	football
image	1941 Texas Longhorns football.png
image_size	285
conference	Southwest Conference
short_conf	SWC
APRank	4
record	8–1–1
conf_record	4–1–1
head_coach	Dana X. Bible
hc_year	5th
stadium	War Memorial Stadium
champion	National champion (Berryman QPRS, James Howell, Williamson System)

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), were ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll, and outscored their opponents by a total of 338 to 55.

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. They were recognized as national champions by Berryman QPRS, James Howell, and the Williamson System.

Schedule

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Personnel

Coaching Staff

Roster

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Depth chart

In 1941 the Longhorns ran a single-wing offense under coach Dana X. Bible. The change in rules allowing free substitution prior to the year allowed coach Bible to sub in entire units throughout the game, and in games where the Horns were comfortably in the lead he would typically rest the starters by substituting in the entire 2nd or 3rd string teams.

LE
Preston Flanagan
Mike Sweeney
Joe Parker
Joe Schwarting

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Bo Cohenour	Buddy Jungmichel	Henry Harkins	Chal Daniel	Julian Garrett
George Watkins	Spot Collins	Audrey Gill	"Woody" Johnson	Zuehl Conoly
Stanley Mauldin	Harold Fischer	Jack Sachse	Jack Freeman	Derwood Peveto
-	-	-	-	Henry Harris

RE
Malcolm Kutner
Jack West
Wallace Scott

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QB
Vernon Martin
Walter Heap

RHB
Noble Doss
Fritz Lobpries
John Max Minor
Ken Matthews

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LHB
Jack Crain
Spec Sanders
Walton Roberts
Jackie Field

FB
Pete Layden
Rube Lee Harkins
Lew Mayne
Roy McKay

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Rankings

References

"1941 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 4, 1941). "Texas Passes Minnesota in National Ranking: Longhorns Out Front First Time".
"Texas All National Championships".
Wilbur Evans. (September 28, 1941). "15,000 See Superior Texas Team Trounce Colorado U. by 34-6". Austin American-Statesman.
Weldon Hart. (October 5, 1941). "U.T. Eleven Proves It Can Go In Mud, Beating L.S.U., 34-0". The Austin American-Statesman.
Wilbur Evans. (October 12, 1941). "Crain Sparks Thundering U.T. Eleven to Smashing Victory Over Sooners Before 42,000". Austin American-Statesman.
Weldon Hart. (October 19, 1941). "Steers Too Powerful, Hogs Fall by 48-14 Before Bible Machine". The Austin American-Statesman.
Wilbur Evans. (October 26, 1941). "Longhorns Roar Over Rice at 40-0 Speed". Austin American-Statesman.
Weldon Hart. (November 2, 1941). "Steers Crush Mustangs To Bury 8-Year Jinx". The Austin American-Statesman.
Wilbur Evans. (November 9, 1941). "Baylor Rises From Depths To Tie Mighty Steers, 7-7". The Austin American-Statesman.
Weldon Hart. (November 16, 1941). "T.C.U. Frogs Lambast Longhorns by 14-7 To End Glory Reign". The Austin American-Statesman.
Wilbur Evans. (November 28, 1941). "Longhorns Click To Smash Aggies' Jinx". The Austin American.
Weldon Hart. (December 7, 1941). "Longhorns Shatter Oregon by 71-7". The Austin American Statesman.
"All-Time Assistant Coaches".
"1941 Football Roster".
(1942). "Cactus Yearbook, 1942".
"1937-1946 Coach Bible- football".
"A history of Texas Longhorn football-baseball athletes".
"Throwback Thursday: 1941 football rule change allows substitutes to speak".
[https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19410928-01.2.158&srpos=16&e "Texas Longhorns Ramble Over Colorado, 34 to 6 September 28, 1941 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection"]. ''Coloradohistoricnewspapers.org''.
Weldon Hart. (December 7, 1941). "Longhorns Shatter Oregon by 71-7". The Austin American Statesman.
Wilbur Evans. (October 26, 1941). "Longhorns Roar Over Rice at 40-0 Speed". Austin American-Statesman.

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