1941 Hardin Simmons

7–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Warren Woodson.

Schedule and results

Hardin Simmons in 1941, game by game: won at Texas Wesleyan 31–7; lost at Baylor 0–20; lost vs. North Texas 3–7; won at Centenary (LA) 27–6; tied at San José State 7–7; won at UTEP 44–14; won vs. West Texas 20–13; won at Louisiana Tech 13–0; lost at Texas Tech 0–7; won vs. Howard Payne 13–7; won at Arizona State 20–0+30−20Won 31–7 at Texas Wesleyan+24Texas WesleyanLost 0–20 at Baylor-20BaylorLost 3–7 vs. North Texas-4North TexasWon 27–6 at Centenary (LA)+21Centenary (LA)Tied 7–7 at San José State0San José StateWon 44–14 at UTEP+30UTEPWon 20–13 vs. West Texas+7West TexasWon 13–0 at Louisiana Tech+13Louisiana TechLost 0–7 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechWon 13–7 vs. Howard Payne+6Howard PayneWon 20–0 at Arizona State+20Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 4th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠88
Coach
Warren Woodson
Elo
1555 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.4 No. 66 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 6Murray Evans BDetroit Lions
Rd 6H.C. Burrus EChicago Bears

1941 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona5–⁠07–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠09–⁠2
West Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Hardin Simmons3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠53–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.