1941 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1941

| team = North Texas State Teachers Eagles

| sport = football

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| conference = Lone Star Conference

| short_conf = LSC

| record = 7–1

| conf_record = 4–0

| head_coach = Jack Sisco

| hc_year = 13th

| captain =

| stadium = Eagle Field

| champion = Lone Star champion

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The 1941 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team represented the North Texas State Teachers College (later renamed the University of North Texas) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1941 college football season. In its 13th and final season under head coach Jack Sisco, the team compiled a 7–1 record (4–0 against LSC opponents) and won the LSC championship. The team's loss was against SMU.{{cite web|title=North Texas Yearly Results (1940-1944)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=September 21, 2019|url=https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/north_texas/1940-1944_yearly_results.php|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905173406/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/north_texas/1940-1944_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}

North Texas was ranked at No. 160 (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 Eagle Field in Denton, Texas.

Schedule

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|September 27|at|SMU|Ownby Stadium|University Park, TX|L 0-54|12,000|{{cite news|title=Mustangs Display Power, Speed As They Run Over Denton Crew|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|date=September 28, 1941|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36156546/mustangs_display_power_speed_as_they/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4|at|Hardin–Simmons|Parramore Field|Abilene, TX|W 7-3||{{cite news|title=North Texas Rallies to Whip Hardin-Simmons|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter-News|author=Howard Green|date=October 5, 1941|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36239537/north_texas_rallies_to_whip/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils|title=Arkansas A&M}}|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 60-0||{{cite news|title=Eagles Again Overrun Arkansas Boll Weevils To Take Victory 60 To 0|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=October 1, 1941|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36261562/eagles_again_overrun_arkansas_boll/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 17|at|{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}||Nacogdoches, TX|W 28-0||{{cite news|title=Eagles, Overhead Route Wide Open, Humble SFA In Conference Opener 28-0|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=October 18, 1941|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36264933/eagles_overhead_route_wide_open/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24||Sam Houston State|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 19-0||{{cite news|title=Eagle Defense Stops Sam Houston Cold and North Texans Win 19-0|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|author=Roy Moses|date=October 25, 1941|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36264933/eagles_overhead_route_wide_open/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Southwest Texas State||San Marcos, TX|W 10-6||{{cite news|title=N'Texas Edges SW State, 10-6|newspaper=The Big Spring Daily Herald|date=November 2, 1941|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36261296/ntexas_edges_sw_state_106/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 26-6||{{cite news|title=North Texas Eagles End Non-Conference Schedule Trimming Kangaroos 26-6|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=November 8, 1941|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36261391/north_texas_eagles_end_nonconference/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||East Texas State|Eagle Field|Denton, TX|W 15-8|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

North Texas State Teachers

Category:North Texas Mean Green football seasons

Category:Lone Star Conference football champion seasons

North Texas State Teachers Eagles football