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1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football team

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1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football
Vulcan Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Langston
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record11–1 ( SIAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →

The 1941 Morris Brown Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented Morris Brown College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1941 college football season. In their tenth, non-consecutive season under head coach Billy Nicks, the team compiled a 11–1 record, defeated North Carolina College in the Peach Blossom Bowl and Langston in the Vulcan Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 219 to 55.[1] The Morris Brown team was recognized as the 1941 black college national co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at AllenColumbia, SCW 26–0
October 4vs. TuskegeeAtlanta, GAW 29–6
October 11at Lincoln (MO)Jefferson City, MOW 19–12
October 18at MorehouseAtlanta, GAW 21–0
October 25at Florida A&MTallahassee, FLW 20–0
November 1at Alabama StateMontgomery, ALW 26–6
November 8at Xavier (LA)New Orleans, LAW 6–0
November 15at LeMoyneMemphis, TNW 13–6
Alabama A&MW 20–6
November 27at ClarkAtlanta, GAW 32–0
December 6vs. North Carolina CollegeColumbus, GA (Peach Blossom Classic)W 7–6
January 1, 1942vs. LangstonBirmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl)L 0–13

References

  1. ^ "1941 - Morris Brown (GA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2019.