1941 East Texas State Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1941
| team = East Texas State Lions
| sport = football
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| conference = Lone Star Conference
| short_conf = LSC
| record = 6–2–1
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Bob Berry
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = East Texas Stadium
}}
{{1941 Lone Star Conference football standings}}
The 1941 East Texas State Lions football team represented the East Texas State Teachers College (later renamed the Texas A&M University–Commerce) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1941 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bob Berry, the Lions compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–2 against conference opponents) and finished third in the Lone Star Conference.{{cite web|title=Texas A&M-Commerce Football Media Guide|publisher=Texas A&M-Commerce University|accessdate=September 21, 2019|page=81|url=https://issuu.com/lionathletics/docs/football_2010_mediaguide}}
East Texas was ranked at No. 164 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at East Texas Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 20||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}
|September 27||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Abilene Christian Wildcats|title=Abilene Christian}}
|October 4||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}
|October 11||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}|East Texas Stadium|Commerce, TX|W 20-0||{{cite news|title=Meeks Leads Lions To Win Over Austin|newspaper=The Pampa News|date=October 12, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36265255/meeks_leads_lions_to_win_over_austin/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Texas Wesleyan Rams|title=Texas Wesleyan}}
|October 25||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Ouachita Baptist Tigers|title=Ouachita Arkansas Teachers}}
|November 1|at|Sam Houston State||Huntsville, TX|W 20-7|5,000|{{cite news|title=East Texas Claws Sam Houston, 20-7|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|date=November 2, 1941|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36265161/east_texas_claws_sam_houston_207/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8||Southwest Texas State|East Texas Stadium|Commerce, TX|L 0-6||{{cite news|title=East Texas State Loses First Game|newspaper=The Pampa News|date=November 9, 2019|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36239207/east_texas_state_loses_first_game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15|at|North Texas State|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|L 8-15|8,000|{{cite news|title=Denton Takes Third Title|newspaper=The Big Spring Daily Herald|date=November 16, 1941|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36238910/denton_takes_third_title/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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{{Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football navbox}}