1941 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–1 Border)
Head coach
1941 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona $ 5 0 07 3 0
Texas Tech 2 0 09 2 0
West Texas State 4 1 08 2 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 1 07 3 1
New Mexico 3 2 15 4 1
Texas Mines 3 4 04 5 1
Arizona State 2 4 15 1 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 5 03 5 0
New Mexico A&M 0 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1941 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University as a member of the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 7–3–1 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 178 to 88.[1][2][3]

Three Hardin-Simmons players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team: quarterback Murray Evans; end H.C. Burrus; and tackle Truett Rattan.[4]

Hardin-Simmons was ranked at No. 93 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[5]

Warren B. Woodson was in his first season as the team's head coach. Woodson was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Texas Wesleyan*W 31–716,000[6]
September 27at Baylor*Waco, TXL 0–20[7]
October 4North Texas State*
L 3–7[8]
October 11at Centenary*W 27–64,500[9]
October 17at San Jose State*T 7–79,000[10]
October 24at Texas MinesW 44–146,000[11]
November 1West Texas StateAbilene, TXW 20–134,000[12]
November 15at Louisiana Tech*
W 13–0[13]
November 21at Texas TechL 0–716,000[14]
November 29Howard Payne*daggerAbilene, TXW 13–75,000[15]
December 6Arizona StateAbilene, TXW 20–0[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  2. "1941 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. "1941 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  5. 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.
  6. "Cowboys Ride Texas Wesleyan Rams, 31-7". The Paris News. September 21, 1941. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wilson Sparks Baylor Victory". Sunday American-Statesman. September 28, 1941. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Howard Green (October 5, 1941). "North Texas Rallies to Whip Hardin-Simmons". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Rout Centenary, 27-6". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 12, 1941. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "San Jose Ties Cowboys, 7-7". San Francisco Examiner. October 18, 1941. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  11. W.T. Bentley (October 26, 1941). "Impressive Debut: H.-S. U. Power Whips Miners Here, 44 to 14". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 25 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Hal Sayles (November 2, 1941). "HSU Trips West Texas In 20-13 Grid Thriller". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Louisiana Tech Victim of Hardin-Simmons Air Raid". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1941. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Tech Beats Hardin-Simmons: Red Raiders Hand Cowboys Third Loss of Season". The Amarillo Daily News. November 21, 1941. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Hardin-Simmons Nudges Howard Payne, 13-7, In Homecoming Game". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 30, 1941. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Hardin-Simmons Stops Bulldogs: Cowboys Tie For Loop Title With 20-0 Win". Arizona Republic. December 7, 1941. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
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