1941 East Texas State Lions football team

The 1941 East Texas State Lions football team represented the East Texas State Teachers College (later renamed the Texas A&M University–Commerce) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1941 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bob Berry, the Lions compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–2 against conference opponents) and finished third in the Lone Star Conference.^[1]

1941 East Texas State Lions football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	6–2–1 (2–2 LSC)
Head coach	Bob Berry (7th season)
Home stadium	East Texas Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Texas State $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
East Texas State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Sam Houston State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

East Texas was ranked at No. 164 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.^[2]

The team played its home games at East Texas Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Austin*	East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX	W 30–0		^[3]
September 27	Abilene Christian*	East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX	W 35–0
October 4	Howard Payne*	East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX	T 7–7		^[4]
October 11	Stephen F. Austin	East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX	W 20–0		^[5]
October 18	Texas Wesleyan*	East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX	W 6–0		^[6]
October 25	Ouachita Arkansas Teachers*	East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX	W 14–0		^[7]
November 1	at Sam Houston State	Huntsville, TX	W 20–7	5,000	^[8]
November 8	Southwest Texas State	East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX	L 0–6		^[9]
November 15	at North Texas State	Eagle Field Denton, TX	L 8–15	8,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Texas A&M-Commerce Football Media Guide". Texas A&M-Commerce University. p. 81. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
2. 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.
3. "East Texas Raps Austin College". The Big Spring Daily Herald. September 21, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "East Texas Held To 7-7 Deadlock". The Paris News. October 5, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Meeks Leads Lions To Win Over Austin". The Pampa News. October 12, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Etex Lions Take Texas Wesleyan: Forward Pass and Lateral Nets Teedee And 6-0 Victory". The Paris News. October 19, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "East Texas State Wins". El Paso Times. October 26, 1941. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "East Texas Claws Sam Houston, 20-7". Sunday American-Statesman. November 2, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "East Texas State Loses First Game". The Pampa News. November 9, 2019. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Denton Takes Third Title". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 16, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.