1941 Wiley Wildcats football team

The 1941 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–6–1, with a conference record of 0–5–1, tying for sixth place at the bottom of the SWAC standings.

1941 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record1–6–1 (0–5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWiley Field
Seasons
 1940
1942 
1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View402712
Langston411911
Southern420531
Texas College321421
Bishop330340
Wiley051161
Arkansas AM&N051171
  • Prairie View's conference title was forfeited after the SWAC ruled at its winter meeting, on December 13, that the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Jarvis*Hawkins, TXW 34–7[1]
October 4at Arkansas AM&N
T 9–9[2]
October 13vs. Prairie ViewL 32–7[3][4]
October 27vs. SouthernL 7–225,000[5]
November 8Langston
L 0–73,000[6]
November 15vs. Xavier (LA)*L 6–72,500[7]
November 22Texas College
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 0–381,500[8]
November 29at Bishop
  • Bishop Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 7–41[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. "Wiley Wildcats claw out 34–7 triumph over Jarvis Bulldogs". The Black Dispatch. October 4, 1941. Retrieved May 26, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wiley, Arkansas battle to tie". The Marshall News Messenger. October 5, 1941. Retrieved May 26, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wiley to Play Prairie View at Fair on Monday". The Marshall News Messenger. October 12, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved October 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Wiley Routed by Prairie View at Dallas, 32 to 7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 14, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Southern whips Wiley eleven". The Shreveport Journal. October 28, 1941. Retrieved May 26, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wiley loses Langston, 7 to 0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 9, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved May 26, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Xavier University noses out Wiley College, 7–6". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 17, 1941. Retrieved May 26, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Steers win from Wiley". The Chicago Defender. November 29, 1941. Retrieved May 26, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bishop Tigers annihilate Wiley Wildcats". The Call. December 5, 1941. Retrieved May 26, 2026 via Newspapers.com.