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Texas Football Team History

Texas Longhorns

The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Dana X. Bible
Conference: Southwest-

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1893 <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024

1941 Season Highlights

Dana X. Bible enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas.

1941 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Colorado	34	6	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Louisiana State	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Oklahoma	40	7	W	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Arkansas	48	14	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Rice	40	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Southern Methodist	34	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Baylor	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Texas Christian	7	14	L
Thu., Nov. 27	@ Texas A&M	23	0	W
Sat., Dec. 6	vs. Oregon	71	7	W

1941 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -1
Points Scored	338
Scoring Average	33.8
Points Allowed	55
Defense Average	5.5
Opponents Record	51-42
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-0 -1

1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
4	7-1-1	AP

1941 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas A&M	9-2	281	75	Lost 21-29	5-1	109	39	Homer H. Norton
Texas	8-1-1	338	55		4-1-1	159	35	Dana X. Bible
Texas Christian	7-3-1	162	135	Lost 26-40	4-1-1	61	46	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Rice	6-3-1	167	121		3-2-1	61	85	Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist	5-5	169	106		2-4	51	83	Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor	3-6-1	106	161		1-4-1	53	127	Frank H. Kimbrough
Arkansas	3-7	118	149		0-6	40	119	Fred C. Thomsen

1941 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1941 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.