1941 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1941 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 106.^[1]

1941 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Matty Bell (7th season)
Captains	J. Ted Ramsey Horace Young
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Texas A&M $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Texas	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
TCU	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Rice	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
SMU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Baylor	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Arkansas	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Fullback Preston Johnson was selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team.^[2]

SMU was ranked at No. 24 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[3]

The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	North Texas State Teachers*		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	W 54–0	12,000	[4]
October 4	at Fordham*		Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 10–16	28,500	[5]
October 11	vs. Pacific (CA)*		Tyler, TX (Rose Festival game)	W 34–0	12,500	[6]
October 18	at Auburn*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 20–7	12,000	[7]
November 1	No. 1 Texas	No. 20	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–34	23,000	[8]
November 8	at No. 5 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 10–21	10,000	[9]
November 15	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 14–7	9,000	[10]
November 22	Baylor		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 14–0	10,000	[11]
November 29	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 13–15		[12]
December 6	Rice		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	L 0–6	10,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game