1941 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team

The 1941 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff (now known as Northern Arizona University) in the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its second year under head coach Maurice Moulder, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 143 to 119.[1] The team played its home games at Skidmore Field in Flagstaff, Arizona.

1941 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–5 (1–5 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkidmore Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona $ 5 0 0 7 3 0
Texas Tech 2 0 0 9 2 0
West Texas State 4 1 0 8 2 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 1 0 7 3 1
New Mexico 3 2 1 5 4 1
Texas Mines 3 4 0 4 5 1
Arizona State 2 4 1 5 1 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 5 0 3 5 0
New Mexico A&M 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

End Don Snyder was selected by the conference coaches as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team.[2]

Arizona State–Flagstaff was ranked at No. 261 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Eastern New Mexico*
W 32–0[4]
September 26at New MexicoL 6–125,000[5]
October 11New Mexico State Teachers*
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 34–0[6]
October 25West Texas State
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 0–27[7]
November 1New Mexico A&M 
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 27–7[8]
November 8at ArizonaL 0–415,500[9]
November 15at Arizona StateL 0–335,000[10]
November 29at Texas MinesL 20–233,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ "1941 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Axmen Hand New Mexico Eleven 32-0 Trouncing". Arizona Republic. September 21, 1941. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Paul Weeks (September 27, 1941). "New Mexico Lobos Rally in Last Half for 12-6 Victory Over Flagstaff". Albuquerque Journal. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Flagstaff Outclasses Silver City Teachers For 34-0 Victory". Albuquerque Journal. October 12, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Flagstaff Bows To West Texas". Arizona Daily Star. October 26, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Axmen Jolt Aggies, 27-7". Arizona Republic. November 2, 1941. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Victor Thornton (November 9, 1941). "Flagstaff Has Crushing Loss In Game Here". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jerry McLain (November 16, 1941). "Bulldogs Drub Flagstaff, 33-0, In Annual Tilt". Arizona Republic. p. XI-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Flagstaff Toppled: Miners Win Final Grid Game, 23-20". El Paso Times. November 30, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.