1941 East Texas State Lions football team

1941 East Texas State Lions football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEast Texas Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Southwest Texas State 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
East Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Sam Houston State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Stephen F. Austin 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

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.[1]

East Texas was ranked at No. 164 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[2]

The team played its home games at East Texas Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Austin*
W 30–0[3]
September 27Abilene Christian*
  • East Texas Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 35–0
October 4Howard Payne*
  • East Texas Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
T 7–7[4]
October 11Stephen F. Austin
  • East Texas Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 20–0[5]
October 18Texas Wesleyan*
  • East Texas Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 6–0[6]
October 25Ouachita Arkansas Teachers*
  • East Texas Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 14–0[7]
November 1at Sam Houston StateHuntsville, TXW 20–75,000[8]
November 8Southwest Texas State
  • East Texas Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
L 0–6[9]
November 15at North Texas State
L 8–158,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Texas A&M-Commerce Football Media Guide". Texas A&M-Commerce University. p. 81. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "East Texas Raps Austin College". The Big Spring Daily Herald. September 21, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "East Texas Held To 7-7 Deadlock". The Paris News. October 5, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Meeks Leads Lions To Win Over Austin". The Pampa News. October 12, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Etex Lions Take Texas Wesleyan: Forward Pass and Lateral Nets Teedee And 6-0 Victory". The Paris News. October 19, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "East Texas State Wins". El Paso Times. October 26, 1941. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "East Texas Claws Sam Houston, 20-7". Sunday American-Statesman. November 2, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "East Texas State Loses First Game". The Pampa News. November 9, 2019. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Denton Takes Third Title". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 16, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.