1941 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1941 SMU Mustangs football Southwest Conference SWC 5–5 2–4 Matty Bell 7th J. Ted Ramsey Horace Young Ownby Stadium The 1941 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 106.1941 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 19, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-methodist/1941-schedule.html Fullback Preston Johnson was selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team.All-Southwest Selections The Paris News December 10, 1941 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3041194/all_sw_selections/ SMU was ranked at No. 24 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas. Schedule 1941 AP y y y September 27 North Texas State Teachers<ncg> Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry) W 54-0 12,000 Mustangs Display Power, Speed As They Run Over Denton Crew Sunday American-Statesman September 28, 1941 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36156546/mustangs_display_power_speed_as_they/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Fordham<ncg> Polo Grounds New York, NY L 10-16 28,500 Rams Nip Mustangs, 16-10, In Last Half-Minute New York Daily News Gene Ward October 5, 1941 88 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36148760/rams_nip_mustangs_1610_in_last/ Newspapers.com October 11 vs. Pacific (CA)<ncg> Tyler, TX (Rose Festival game) W 34-0 12,500 S.M.U. Wallops College of Pacific The Shreveport Times Richard West October 12, 1941 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36156320/smu_wallops_college_of_pacific/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Auburn<ncg> Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 20-7 12,000 Auburn Falls Before S.M.U., 20 To 7: Tigers Rally But Too Late In Last Half The Birmingham News Zipp Newman October 19, 1941 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36156167/auburn_falls_before_smu_20_to_7/ Newspapers.com November 1 No. 1 Texas 20 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX L 0-34 23,000 Steers Crush Mustangs To Bury 8-Year Jinx The Austin American-Statesman Weldon Hart November 2, 1941 1, 15, 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35791324/steers_crush_mustangs_to_bury_8year/ Newspapers.com November 8 at No. 5 Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX L 10-21 10,000 Ags Show Speed, Passes and Power In 54-0 Victory Sunday American-Statesman September 28, 1941 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35981103/ags_show_speed_passes_and_power_in/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Arkansas Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR W 14-7 9,000 Ponies Take Porkers In Aerial Thriller, 14 to 7 Sunday American-Statesman November 16, 1941 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36155375/ponies_take_porkers_in_aerial_thriller/ Newspapers.com November 22 Baylor Ownby Stadium University Park, TX W 14-0 10,000 S.M.U. Cops 14-0 Win Over Baylor Sunday American-Statesman Dave Cheavens November 23, 1941 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36155739/smu_cops_140_win_over_baylor/ Newspapers.com November 29 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) L 13-15 TCU Defeats SMU, Ties for Second Place Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal November 30, 1941 Peach 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36149016/tcu_defeats_smu_ties_for_second_place/ Newspapers.com December 6 Rice Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry) L 0-6 10,000 Rice Rides Herd On Ponies, 6-0, In Final Southwest Loop Tilt Sunday American-Statesman Harold V. Ratliff December 7, 1941 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36154744/rice_rides_herd_on_ponies_60_in/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1941 college football rankings AP 1 8 NR NR 20 NR NR NR NR NR References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football