1941 Memphis State Tigers football team

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1941 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1941 record6–3 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Cecil C. Humphreys (3rd season)
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Presbyterian $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Centre 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Louisiana Tech 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
SW Louisiana 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Tennessee Tech 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wofford 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Memphis State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Rollins 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Louisiana Normal 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Murray State 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Tampa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Newberry 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
SE Louisiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Troy State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Delta State 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Centenary 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Morehead State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Memphis State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Cecil C. Humphreys, Memphis State compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Southwestern (TN)*
L 7–138,000[1]
October 3Millsaps*
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 21–6[2]
October 11Livingston State*
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 38–0
October 17at Union (TN)
W 7–62,200[3]
October 24Delta State
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 23–7[4]
October 31at Middle Tennessee State Teachers
L 12–13[5]
November 8at Murray StateMurray, KYL 6–31[6]
November 15Troy State
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 32–0[7]
November 21at Austin Peay*
W 26–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Lynx smashes Memphis State". The Tennessean. September 24, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Majors drubbed by SIAA foe on Memphis gridiron". Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Memphis State defeats Union University Bulldogs 7 to 6 in big homecoming contest". The Jackson Sun. October 19, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Memphis downs Delta". Hattiesburg American. October 25, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blue Raiders win, 13 to 12". Nashville Banner. November 1, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Murray College romps over Memphis Teachers 31 to 6". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 9, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis Teachers roll up 32–0 score on Troy Wave". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Memphis State rips Governors in season's finale, 26 to 0". The Tennessean. November 22, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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