1941 Howard Bulldogs football team
| 1941 Howard Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (2–0–1 Dixie) |
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| Home stadium | Legion Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (TN) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their second year under head coach William C. White, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.
Howard was ranked at No. 136 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Auburn* | L 0–13 | 9,000 | [2] | |
| October 3 | at Spring Hill |
| W 34–6 | [3] | |
| October 11 | Alabama* | L 0–61 | 6,000 | [4] | |
| October 17 | vs. Chattanooga |
| T 7–7 | 5,000 | [5] |
| October 24 | at Miami (FL)* | L 0–19 | 12,000 | [6] | |
| November 1 | Tampa* |
| W 16–13 | [7] | |
| November 8 | at Tennessee* | L 6–28 | 4,000 | [8] | |
| November 14 | at Western Kentucky State Teachers* | Bowling Green, KY | W 20–7 | 5,000 | [9] |
| November 20 | Mercer |
| W 27–6 | 2,500 | [10] |
| November 28 | at Rollins* | L 0–28 | 3,500 | [11] | |
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References
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- ^ "Alabama rolls over Howard in display of power, 61–0". The Tuscaloosa News. October 12, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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- ^ "Miami wins, 19–0". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. October 25, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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