The 1941 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University as a member of the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 7–3–1 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 178 to 88.[1][2][3]
| 1941 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (3–1 Border) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three Hardin-Simmons players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team: quarterback Murray Evans; end H.C. Burrus; and tackle Truett Rattan.[4]
Hardin-Simmons was ranked at No. 93 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[5]
Warren B. Woodson was in his first season as the team's head coach. Woodson was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Texas Wesleyan* | W 31–7 | 16,000 | [6] | |||
| September 27 | at Baylor* | Waco, TX | L 0–20 | [7] | |||
| October 4 | North Texas State* |
| L 3–7 | [8] | |||
| October 11 | at Centenary* | W 27–6 | 4,500 | [9] | |||
| October 17 | at San Jose State* | T 7–7 | 9,000 | [10] | |||
| October 24 | at Texas Mines | W 44–14 | 6,000 | [11] | |||
| November 1 | West Texas State | Abilene, TX | W 20–13 | 4,000 | [12] | ||
| November 15 | at Louisiana Tech* |
| W 13–0 | [13] | |||
| November 21 | at Texas Tech | L 0–7 | 16,000 | [14] | |||
| November 29 | Howard Payne* | Abilene, TX | W 13–7 | 5,000 | [15] | ||
| December 6 | Arizona State | Abilene, TX | W 20–0 | [16] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "1941 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "1941 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cowboys Ride Texas Wesleyan Rams, 31-7". The Paris News. September 21, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wilson Sparks Baylor Victory". Sunday American-Statesman. September 28, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Green (October 5, 1941). "North Texas Rallies to Whip Hardin-Simmons". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Rout Centenary, 27-6". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 12, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose Ties Cowboys, 7-7". San Francisco Examiner. October 18, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W.T. Bentley (October 26, 1941). "Impressive Debut: H.-S. U. Power Whips Miners Here, 44 to 14". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hal Sayles (November 2, 1941). "HSU Trips West Texas In 20-13 Grid Thriller". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech Victim of Hardin-Simmons Air Raid". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1941. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech Beats Hardin-Simmons: Red Raiders Hand Cowboys Third Loss of Season". The Amarillo Daily News. November 21, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hardin-Simmons Nudges Howard Payne, 13-7, In Homecoming Game". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 30, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hardin-Simmons Stops Bulldogs: Cowboys Tie For Loop Title With 20-0 Win". Arizona Republic. December 7, 1941. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.