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1941 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1941 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In their 13th and final year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–7 record (0–6 against SWC opponents), finished in last place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 149 to 118.[1][2]

1941 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (0–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium, Quigley Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Texas A&M $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Texas 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
TCU 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Rice 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Baylor 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Arkansas 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Arkansas was ranked at No. 49 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Central State (OK)*
W 56–0[4]
October 4TCU
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 0–96,000[5]
October 11at Baylor
L 7–20[6]
October 18at No. 2 Texas
L 14–4823,000[7]
October 24at Detroit*
W 9–621,202[8]
November 1No. 5 Texas A&M
L 0–79,762[9]
November 8at Rice
L 12–2115,000[10]
November 15SMU 
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 7–149,000[11]
November 22vs. No. 15 Ole Miss*
L 0–1810,000[12]
November 27at Tulsa*
W 13–616,000–17,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "1941 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  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. ^ "Arkansas Crushes Central Oklahoma In Opener, 56 to 0". The Paris News. September 28, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Frogs Defeat Hogs, 9-0, In First Conference Tilt". Sunday American-Statesman. October 5, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dave Cheavens (October 12, 1941). "Bears Put It On Hogs, 20-7". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Weldon Hart (October 19, 1941). "Steers Too Powerful, Hogs Fall by 48-14 Before Bible Machine". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ W.W. Edgar (October 25, 1941). "U-D Beaten in last 7 Seconds by Arkansas Field Goal, 9-6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Razorback Rise To Heights But Aggies Nose Ahead, 7-0". Sunday American-Statesman. November 2, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ William T. Rives (November 9, 1941). "Rice Blasts Hogs, 21 to 12". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ponies Take Porkers In Aerial Thriller, 14 to 7". Sunday American-Statesman. November 16, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ole Miss Beats Arkansas In Rain 18-0". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 23, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Arkansas Has Tulsa's Number". The Daily Oklahoman. November 28, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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