1941 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONMinnesota8–0 overall
HEISMANBruce SmithMinnesota · HB
#1 PICKBill DudleyVirginia · Pittsburgh Steelers, 1942 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1942Sugar BowlFordham 2, Missouri 0
Jan 1, 1942Rose BowlOregon State 20, Duke 16
Jan 1, 1942Cotton BowlAlabama 29, Texas A&M 21
Jan 1, 1942Orange BowlGeorgia 40, TCU 26

1941 STANDINGS

9 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Missouri finished atop the 1941 Big 6 standings at 5–0 in conference play (7–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Missouri5–07–2FOR 2–0 MIZ
Nebraska3–24–5–
Oklahoma3–24–3–
Kansas2–33–5–
Kansas State1–3–12–5–2–
Iowa State0–4–11–5–1–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Arizona finished atop the 1941 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 5–0 in conference play (7–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arizona5–07–3–
New Mexico3–2–15–2–1–
UTEP3–43–4–1–
Texas Tech2–05–2TLSA 6–0 TTU
Arizona State2–4–14–5–1–
New Mexico State0–62–6–

LONE STAR

North Texas finished atop the 1941 Lone Star standings at 1–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Texas0–01–1

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Utah finished atop the 1941 Mountain State Athletic standings at 4–0–2 in conference play (6–0–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Utah4–0–26–0–1–
Colorado State3–2–14–2–
Colorado3–2–13–3–1–
BYU3–1–23–2–2–
Wyoming1–52–5–1–
Utah State0–60–7–

PACIFIC COAST

Oregon State finished atop the 1941 Pacific Coast standings at 7–2 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oregon State7–28–2ORST 20–16 DUKE
Washington State5–35–4–
Washington5–35–4–
Stanford4–34–3–
Oregon4–44–5–
UCLA3–4–14–4–1–
California3–43–4–
USC2–4–12–6–1–

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 1941 SEC standings at 5–2 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama5–29–2ALA 29–21 TA&M
Mississippi State4–0–16–1–1–
Georgia3–1–19–1–1UGA 40–26 TCU
Vanderbilt3–28–2–
Tennessee3–18–2–
Ole Miss2–1–15–2–1–
Tulane2–34–4–
LSU2–2–24–4–2–
Georgia Tech2–43–6–
Florida1–33–6–
Kentucky0–44–4–
Auburn0–4–14–5–1–

SOUTHERN

Duke finished atop the 1941 Southern standings at 5–0 in conference play (9–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Duke5–09–1ORST 20–16 DUKE
Clemson5–16–2–
Virginia Tech4–26–4–
South Carolina4–0–14–4–1–
Wake Forest4–2–13–5–1–
NC State3–4–24–5–2–
North Carolina2–43–7–
Maryland1–23–5–

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M finished atop the 1941 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas A&M5–18–2ALA 29–21 TA&M
Texas4–1–18–1–1–
TCU4–1–16–3–1UGA 40–26 TCU
Rice3–2–15–3–1–
SMU2–44–5–
Baylor1–4–12–6–1–
Arkansas0–62–7–

WESTERN

Minnesota finished atop the 1941 Western standings at 5–0 in conference play (8–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Minnesota5–08–0–
Northwestern4–25–3–
Michigan3–1–16–1–1–
Ohio State3–1–16–1–1–
Wisconsin3–33–4–
Iowa2–43–5–
Indiana1–32–5–
Purdue1–32–5–1–
Illinois0–52–6–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 1941 independents at 8–0–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame8–0–1–
Virginia8–1–
Navy7–1–1–
Temple7–2–
Miami6–2–
Penn State6–2–
Army5–3–1–
Tulsa5–2TLSA 6–0 TTU
Boston College5–3–
West Virginia4–6–
Pittsburgh3–6–
Syracuse3–2–1–
Michigan State3–2–1–
Oklahoma State2–3–
Rutgers2–1–
Marshall1–0–
San José State1–0–1–
Louisville0–1–
Cincinnati0–1–
Louisiana Tech0–3–1–
North Dakota State0–2–
Fresno State0–2–
Nevada0–2–
Sam Houston0–2–
Louisiana0–1–
Miami (OH)0–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

1 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1942Postseason gameTulsa 6, Texas Tech 0