1941 West Texas

8–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Jack Curtice.

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1941, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma City 34–0; won at Fresno State 7–6; won at Arizona State 13–7; won vs. New Mexico State 51–0; won vs. Western Colorado 66–0; won at Northern Arizona 27–0; lost at Hardin Simmons 13–20; won vs. St. Mary’s (Texas) 40–21; won at UTEP 40–7; lost at Texas A&M–Kingsville 7–39+66−32Won 34–0 vs. Oklahoma City+34Oklahoma CityWon 7–6 at Fresno State+1Fresno StateWon 13–7 at Arizona State+6Arizona StateWon 51–0 vs. New Mexico State+51New Mexico StateWon 66–0 vs. Western Colorado+66Western ColoradoWon 27–0 at Northern Arizona+27Northern ArizonaLost 13–20 at Hardin Simmons-7Hardin SimmonsWon 40–21 vs. St. Mary’s (Texas)+19St. Mary’s (Tex…Won 40–7 at UTEP+33UTEPLost 7–39 at Texas A&M–Kingsville-32Texas A&M–Kings…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M–Kingsville 39–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
298–⁠100
Coach
Jack Curtice
Elo
1368 +166 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.5 No. 79 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.