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1941 New Mexico Lobos Football Team
The 1941 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Ted Shipkey, the Lobos compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against Border opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 135 to 116. Guard William Thompson was selected by the conference coaches as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. New Mexico was ranked at No. 165 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System. One week after the season ended, the United States entered World War II following the Attack on Pearl Harbor. In May 1942, New Mexico's head football coach, Ted Shipkey, was commissioned as a captain in the Army Air Corps and ordered to report to Albuquerque Air Base for assignment. In his five seasons at New Mexico, Shipkey compiled a 26–17–2 reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Border Conference
The Border Conference, officially known as the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, was an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA-affiliated college athletic conference founded in 1931 that disbanded following the 1961–62 season. Centered in the southwestern United States, the conference included nine member institutions located in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. History Chronological timeline * 1931 - The Border Conference (also known as the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) was founded. Charter members included the University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff (now Northern Arizona University), Arizona State University, Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe (now Arizona State University), the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now New Mexico State University), effective beginning the 1931-32 academic year. * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Arizona Wildcats Football Team
The 1941 Arizona Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 7–3 record (5–0 against Border opponents), finished in a tie for the conference championship, and outscored opponents, 253 to 146. The team played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. Halfback Emil Banjavicic was the team captain. Three Arizona players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team: end Henry Stanton; tackle Jock Irish; and guard Stanley Petropolis. Halfbacks Banjavicic and William Smetana and center Murl McCain were selected to the second team. Schedule References {{Border Conference football champions Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Wyoming Cowboys Football Team
The 1941 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bunny Oakes, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–5 against MSC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 233 to 44. Schedule References {{Wyoming Cowboys football navbox Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ... Wyoming Cowboys football seasons Wyoming Cowboys football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Loyola Lions Football Team
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The 1941 Loyola Lions football team was an American football team that represented Loyola University of Los Angeles (now known as Loyola Marymount University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Marty Brill, the Lions compiled a 5–5 record. Loyola was ranked at No. 106 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. Schedule References Loyola Loyola Lions football seasons Loyola Lions football The Loyola Marymount Lions are the athletic teams that represent Loyola Marymount University, a Jesuit institution in Los Angeles, California. The school competes in NCAA Division I and the West Coast Conference. Sports sponsored Baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is the 31st largest city in the United States, the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States, and the second largest city on Lake Michigan's shore behind Chicago. It is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, the fourth-most densely populated metropolitan area in the Midwest. Milwaukee is considered a global city, categorized as "Gamma minus" by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with a regional GDP of over $102 billion in 2020. Today, Milwaukee is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse cities in the U.S. However, it continues to be one of the most racially segregated, largely as a result of early-20th-century redlining. Its history was heavily influenced by Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquette Stadium
Marquette Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home field of the Golden Avalanche of Marquette University, its intercollegiate football team. Located in the Merrill Park neighborhood west of the university, the stadium opened in 1924 and had a seating capacity of 24,000 at its peak. Citing financial issues, the football program was discontinued by the university in December 1960. The concrete grandstands were demolished in the summer of 1976. The National Football League's Green Bay Packers played several home games per year in the Milwaukee area for 62 seasons, from 1933 through 1994. Marquette Stadium hosted three games during the 1952 season; Packer games in Milwaukee were moved to nearby County Stadium when it opened in 1953. In addition to football, the stadium was also the home of the Marquette track and field team, which included Olympian Ralph Metcalfe, one of the fastest humans in the early 1930s. Olympic great Jesse Owens made sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Marquette Hilltoppers Football Team
The 1941 Marquette Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Marquette University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Thomas E. Stidham, the team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 162 to 151. Senior halfback Jimmy Richardson completed 58 of 91 passes during the 1941 season for a .637 completion percentage. His 58 completed passes was believed to be a new national record for passing efficiency, passing the previous record of .631 set by Oklahoma's Hugh McCullough in 1938. Marquette's October 25 game against Duquesne drew a crowd of more than 20,000 persons, at that time the largest crowd in Marquette Stadium history. Marquette was ranked at No. 60 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. The team played its home games at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Grande Rivalry (football)
The New Mexico–New Mexico State football rivalry, known as the Battle of I-25 and the Rio Grande Rivalry in all sports, is an annual football game between the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. It is called the Battle of I-25 because the two universities are located along Interstate 25 connecting Albuquerque and Las Cruces. In the entire history of the rivalry, the game has never been contested anywhere beside those two cities. Series history The rivalry between New Mexico's only two NCAA Division I institutions dates back to January 1, 1894 – eighteen years before New Mexico achieved statehood – when the schools met in a football contest in Albuquerque. While it is clear that New Mexico won that first game, school records seem to disagree on the score. According to New Mexico media guides the final score was 25–5 but according to New Mexico State media guides the score was 18–6. By the time New Mexico entered the union in 1912 UNM an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Cruces, NM
Las Cruces (; "the crosses") is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the seat of Doña Ana County. As of the 2020 census the population was 111,385. Las Cruces is the largest city in both Doña Ana County and southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces metropolitan area had an estimated population of 213,849 in 2017. It is the principal city of a metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of Doña Ana County and is part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area. Las Cruces is the economic and geographic center of the Mesilla Valley, the agricultural region on the floodplain of the Rio Grande which extends from Hatch to the west side of El Paso, Texas. Las Cruces is the home of New Mexico State University (NMSU), New Mexico's only land-grant university. The city's major employer is the federal government on nearby White Sands Test Facility and White Sands Missile Range. The Organ Mountains, to the east, are dominant in the city's lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies Football Team
The 1941 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now known as New Mexico State University) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its second year under head coach Julius H. Johnston, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 228 to 93. The team played its home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces (; "the crosses") is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the seat of Doña Ana County. As of the 2020 census the population was 111,385. Las Cruces is the largest city in both Doña Ana County and southern Ne .... End Rex Dempsey was selected by the conference coaches as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. Schedule References New Mexico AandM New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Team
The 1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record. The team was invited to play in a post-season game in Honolulu on New Year's Day, but athletic events in the Territory of Hawaii were cancelled after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Marion Motley, who was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, played for the Wolf Pack from 1941 to 1943. Nevada was ranked at No. 159 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System. Schedule References {{Nevada Wolf Pack football navbox Nevada Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football The Nevada Wolf Pack football program represents the University of Nevada, Reno (commonly referred to as "Nevada" in athletics) in college football. The Wolf Pack competes in the Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubbock, TX
Lubbock ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat, seat of government of Lubbock County, Texas, Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the List of United States cities by population, 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the West Texas, northwestern part of the state, a region known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado, and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains (United States), High Plains, lying at the economic center of the Lubbock metropolitan area, which has an estimated population of 325,245 in 2021. Lubbock's nickname, "Hub City," derives from it being the economic, educational, and health-care hub of the multicounty region, north of the Permian Basin (North America), Permian Basin and south of the Texas Panhandle, commonly called the South Plains. The area is the largest contiguous cotton-growing region in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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