1941 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

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1941 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainVerne Church, Lloyd Evans
Home stadiumOld Bailey Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team was an American football team that represented Presbyterian College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1941 college football season. Led by head coach Lonnie McMillian, the team compiled a 6–3 record (5–0 against SIAA opponents) and won the SIAA championship. Verne Church and Lloyd Evans were the team captains.[1]

Presbyterian was ranked at No. 193 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[2]

The team played its home games at Old Bailey Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Clemson*L 12–416,000[3]
September 27at Oglethorpe
W 34–14[4]
October 10vs. The Citadel*
L 13–21[5]
October 17
Newberry
W 13–7[6]
October 24Camp Croft*
  • Old Bailey Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
W 12–64,000[7]
November 1at Mercer*Macon, GAL 12–19[8]
November 8vs. Erskine
W 21–03,000[9]
November 15Wofford
  • Old Bailey Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
W 44–0[10]
November 21at RollinsOrlando, FLW 14–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2011 Presbyterian College Football Media Guide". 2011. p. 67.
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