1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1941

| team = Texas A&M Aggies

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| APRank = 9

| record = 9–2

| conf_record = 5–1

| head_coach = Homer Norton

| hc_year = 8th

| captain =

| stadium = Kyle Field

| champion = SWC champion

| bowl = Cotton Bowl Classic

| bowl_result = L 21–29 vs. Alabama

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The 1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record in the regular season, won the conference championship, and were ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. The team then lost to Alabama in the 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic. The team outscored all opponents by a total of 281 to 75.{{cite web|title=1941 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 14, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/1941-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Four Texas A&M players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team: back Derace Moser (AP-1, UP-1); end James Sterling (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Martin Ruby (AP-1, UP-1); and center Bill Sibley (AP-1, UP-1).{{cite news|title=All-Southwest Selections|newspaper=The Paris News|date=December 10, 1941|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3041194/all_sw_selections/}}{{cite news|title=United Press All-S'West '11|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter-News|date=December 2, 1941|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3041139/up_all_southwest_11/}} Moser was also selected as the most valuable player in the Southwest Conference.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1941

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Sam Houston State

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| score = 54–0

| attend = 10,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Ags Show Speed, Passes and Power In 54-0 Victory|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|date=September 28, 1941|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35981103/ags_show_speed_passes_and_power_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Texas A&I

| site_stadium = Alamo Stadium

| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX

| score = 41–0

| attend = 16,955

| source = {{cite news|title=Aggies Crush A. & I.|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|date=October 5, 1941|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087226/aggies_crush_a_i/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = NYU

| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium

| site_cityst = New York, NY

| score = 49–7

| attend = 18,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Texans' Second Half Drive Crushes NYU, 49-17|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 12, 1941|page=92|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36004782/texans_second_half_drive_crushes_nyu/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = TCU

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–0

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Aggies Triumph Over Horned Frogs, 14 to 0|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|author=Harold V. Ratliff|date=October 19, 1941|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087364/aggies_triumph_over_horned_frogs_14_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = w

| rank = 9

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 48–0

| source = {{cite news|title=Aggies Blast Baylor 48-0|newspaper=The Austin American|author=William T. Rives|date=October 26, 1941|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087491/aggies_blast_baylor_480/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = Quigley Stadium

| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–0

| attend = 9,762

| source = {{cite news|title=Razorback Rise To Heights But Aggies Nose Ahead, 7-0|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|date=November 2, 1941|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087608/razorback_rise_to_heights_but_aggies/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| score = 21–10

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Texas Aggies Come From Behind To Beat SMU 21-10 And Take Southwest Conference Lead|newspaper=Valley Sunday Star-Monitor-Herald|author=Harold V. Ratliff|date=November 9, 1941|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087751/texas_aggies_come_from_behind_to_beat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Rice Field

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 19–6

| attend=

| source = {{cite news|title=Ags Clinch Tie for Title|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|author=William T. Rives|date=November 16, 1941|pages=13–14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087820/ags_clinch_tie_for_title/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| w/l = l

| rank = 2

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–23

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Longhorns Click To Smash Aggies' Jinx|newspaper=The Austin American|author=Wilbur Evans|date=November 28, 1941|pages=1, 14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35792956/longhorns_click_to_smash_aggies_jinx/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 6

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Washington State

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Tacoma Stadium

| site_cityst = Tacoma, WA

| gamename = Evergreen Bowl

| score = 7–0

| attend = 26,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Remembering the 1941 Evergreen Bowl: One Day It Was Football, and the Next It Was War|newspaper=The Daily Chronicle|author=Craig Hill|date=December 12, 2018|url=http://www.chronline.com/life/remembering-the-evergreen-bowl-one-day-it-was-football-and/article_a314dde8-df68-11e7-bcea-9788aadd0c17.html}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fSlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6699%2C2142709|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Washington State loses "Evergreen Bowl" to Texas A. and M.|date=December 7, 1941 |page=2, sports}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = January 1

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Alabama

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| gamename = Cotton Bowl Classic

| score = 21–29

| attend = 38,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Aggies Won Statistics, But Alabama Won Game!|newspaper=The Austin Statesman|date=January 2, 1942|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35987605/aggies_won_statistics_but_alabama_won/}}

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