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1941 Texas A&M

9–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Homer Norton, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1941, game by game: won vs. Sam Houston 54–0; won vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville 41–0; won at New York University 49–7; won at TCU 14–0; won vs. Baylor 48–0; won at Arkansas 7–0; won vs. SMU 21–10; won at Rice 19–6; lost vs. No. 10 Texas 0–23; won vs. Washington State 7–0; lost vs. No. 18 Alabama 21–29+54−23Won 54–0 vs. Sam Houston+54Sam HoustonWon 41–0 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville+41Texas A&M–Kings…Won 49–7 at New York University+42New York Univer…Won 14–0 at TCU+14TCUWon 48–0 vs. Baylor+48BaylorWon 7–0 at Arkansas+7ArkansasWon 21–10 vs. SMU+11SMUWon 19–6 at Rice+13RiceLost 0–23 vs. No. 10 Texas-23No. 10 TexasWon 7–0 vs. Washington State+7Washington StateLost 21–29 vs. No. 18 Alabama-8No. 18 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsSam HoustonW 54–⁠095%
Oct 4vsTexas A&M–KingsvilleW 41–⁠093%
Oct 11atNew York UniversityW 49–⁠771%
Oct 18atTCUW 14–⁠062%
Oct 25vsBaylorW 48–⁠075%
Nov 1atArkansasW 7–⁠077%
Nov 8vsSMUW 21–⁠1076%
Nov 15atRiceW 19–⁠671%
Nov 27vs10TexasL 0–⁠2367%
Dec 6vsWashington StateW 7–⁠070%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs18AlabamaCotton BowlL 21–⁠2962%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 29–⁠21 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Final: 9

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1941.

Southwest Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 2
Points
281–⁠75
Coach
Homer Norton
Elo
1697 +38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.7 No. 5 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 5Martin Ruby DTChicago Bears

All-Southwest Conference

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Derace MoserBAP-1; UP-1
  • James SterlingEAP-1; UP-1
  • Martin RubyOTAP-1; UP-1
  • Bill SibleyCAP-1; UP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1941 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M5–⁠19–⁠29
Texas4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠14
TCU4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Rice3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
SMU2–⁠45–⁠5
Baylor1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Arkansas0–⁠63–⁠7

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