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SMU

SWC · 1941 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
5th
2–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras

1941 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30NORTH TEXASUnranked—W 54–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 10–16
8Week 8 · Oct 14PACIFICUnranked—W 34–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC4–5–1W 20–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–1–1L 0–34
12Week 12 · Nov 11Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC9–2L 10–21
13Week 13 · Nov 18Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC3–7W 14–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC3–6–1W 14–0
15Week 15 · Dec 2TCUH2HIND SWC7–3–1L 13–15
12Regular Season Final · Dec 9Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC6–3–1L 0–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.421
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-10+10
  • Auburn +4
  • Arkansas +3
  • Baylor +3
  • Fordham -1
  • Texas -1
  • Texas A&M -2
  • TCU -3
  • Rice -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50W14#49W15#57Regular Season Final#58Post-Season W2#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+54
-6
+34
+13
-34
-11
+7
+14
-2
-6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#681936#781937#601938#381939#121940

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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